by TurkeyPurge | Oct 7, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Yücel D., reportedly a member of Communist Party of Turkey and Marxist Leninist Movement(TKP/ML), was arrested in Çorum province on Thursday over his social media shares insulting President Tayyip Erdoğan. According to Doğan news agency, Yücel D. was arrested and put...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 29, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced that July 15, when a renegade faction within the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) attempted to stage a coup, will be declared a public holiday. Erdoğan’s announcement came during one of his regular meetings with muhtars...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 13, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
Michel Benichou, president of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), has stated that he is deeply concerned about the safety of the judiciary in Turkey and called on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to release lawyers in Turkish prisons....
Turkish court bans access to Turkish editions of Deutsche Welle, VOA
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Turkish court removes travel ban for former Zaman journalists
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87-year-old bedridden inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
İstanbul Pride: At least 361 LGBT activists detained throughout Sunday’s parade
Purge-victim law professor drowns trying to save friend at an Ontario lake
Hundreds gather in Strasbourg to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Turkish government 1,000 more police officers over alleged links to “terrorist organizations”