by TurkeyPurge | Sep 7, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An Erzurum court sentenced US-based Fethullah Gülen’s relative, identified as O.G., to 6 years plus 3 months in prison on charge of membership to a terrorist organization, on Thursday. O.G., a teacher who was earlier dismissed from his job over Gulen links, pleaded...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
S.G., wife of Fethullah Gülen’s nephew M.G. was detained over links to the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, on Monday. Turkey experienced a military coup attempt on July 15 that killed over 240 people and...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Alaattin A. son of Fethullah Gülen’s nephew was arrested over links to the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, on Friday. Turkey experienced a military coup attempt on July 15 that killed over 240 people and...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 1, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Zübeyir Öksüz, cousin of Adil Öksüz, a major suspect in the investigations into the July 15 coup attempt has been detained, adding up to a group of people jailed over their family ties to the latter. Detention warrants were issued for 87 people who are alleged to have...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 2, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen’s nephew Hüseyin Gülen and niece Büşra Gülen were arrested in their hometown of Erzurum on Wednesday on the grounds that they use a smart phone application known as ByLock. Hüseyin Gülen and Büşra Gülen were detained in the...
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