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 | Dec 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 1,750 Gulen movement members have so far fled Turkey’s post-coup crackdown to Greece, according to pro-government daily newspaper Turkiye. Turkiye said on Dec 21 that 1,750 Gulenists escaped from Turkey through Evros river in Edirne province or the islands...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Lokman Keleş, a Konya-based police officer who was suspended as part of the government’s post-coup purge of state institutions, died after falling from a building under construction, the last resort for him to make ends meet according to people familiar with his...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 6, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Two Turkish police vehicles suddenly turn left and right to block a highway that connects to the Governor’s Office in Izmir, a western Turkish province. The plan is to create a traffic congestion to stop a military convoy from advancing. The police officers, A.G. and...
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Son of purge-victim judge jumps to his death from İstanbul’s Galata Tower
Constitutional court rejects jailed Kurdish youngster’s appeal for release
This Kurdish youngster in 6th year in Silivri prison on coup charges
14 more military cadets set free after 6 years in prison
Turkish gov’t seeks extradition of critical journalist Cevheri Güven
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