by TurkeyPurge | Feb 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Wives of 13 former police officers who were earlier dismissed from their jobs over alleged ties to the Gulen movement were detained Thursday. State-run Anadolu news agency said police carried out operations in 9 provinces and detained 13 women as part of an...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants were issued for 129 former police officers, of whom 80 have been detained, according to state-run Anadolu news agency. Anadolu said an Ankara prosecutor issued warrants for 129 former police officers who were earlier dismissed from their jobs in...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 21, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Once an inspiring educator to his pupils, a Batman teacher was detained with her hands cuffed behind back as a perceived enemy of the state, his wife said in a letter to Turkish media on With the names of both the teacher and his wife remaining anonymous, the details...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 7, 2017 | Hate Speech, Human Rights Abuses, Today in Crackdown
A group of police officers was revealed to have taken an oath of vengeance that resembles an infamous march by the Grey Wolves, an ultra-nationalist youth group affiliated with the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). In a recent video believed to be captured in the...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 8, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 23 former police officers who were earlier dismissed as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, were detained on Wednesday. Police carried out operations to detain their former colleagues in 7 provinces: Adana, İstanbul, İzmir, Kayseri, Osmaniye,...