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...