by TurkeyPurge | Oct 6, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Fatma Alpay, the wife of veteran Turkish columnist Şahin Alpay, died of cerebral hemorrhage on Saturday morning, the Turkish media reported. She will reportedly be laid to rest in Ayvalık district on Tuesday. Mr. Alpay was jailed in the aftermath of a...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 19, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The house belonging to veteran journalist Şahin Alpay, who was released pending trial on May 17 after spending 20 months in jail, has been subject to frequent and random searchings by police even at midnights, according to Alpay’s lawyer. Alpay was jailed in...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 21, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that Turkey has violated the liberty, security and freedom of expression of two journalists, Şahin Alpay and Mehmet Altan, who face terror charges. The ECtHR ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had acted illegally in...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Veteran journalist Şahin Alpay, released pending trial on Friday after 20 months in jail, said he left thousands people who have nothing to do with terrorism in prison, saying that “Turkey will not be free if they are not free.” “I am extremely happy to have reunited...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 16, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Friday ruled for a second time that the rights of arrested columnist Şahin Alpay have been violated, CNN Türk reported. The top court ruling comes as the European Court of Human Rights is set to announce its decision in the case on...