by TurkeyPurge | Oct 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Nobody has suffered from the post-coup emergency rule except for terrorist organisations and their members, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Speaking during a ceremony held for the start of the new legislative year in Parliament, Erdogan said the...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 21, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 108,290 people were dismissed from state institutions as part of post-coup operations, according to Labor Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu. 94,867 people were sacked over their alleged links to the Gülen movement while the remaining 13,423 were dismissed for...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 25, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 5 local politicians from Turkey’s eastern province of Bitlis were arrested over terrorism charges, on Friday. Among the arrestees are Bitlis Co-mayors Hüseyin Olan and Nevin Daşdemir, and Bitlis’ Güroymak municipality mayor Mehmet Emin Özkan. Senaye Ata,...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 7, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey is going through its darkest and gloomiest days in terms of rule of law, the right to a fair trial and even the most fundamental rights and liberties, which are major benchmarks for democracy. Intellectuals, journalists, critical politicians, businesspeople,...
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