by TurkeyPurge | Jan 18, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An indictment prepared by an İstanbul public prosecutor seeks aggravated life sentence and 15 years jail time for the editor-in-chief of Haberdar news portal. According to the Diken news portal, Said Sefa, who is currently abroad, is accused of attempting a military...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 15, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The father of Turan Görüryılmaz, a journalist and a former host the for now-closed Bugün TV, has passed away while his son failed to show up in funerals, fearing persecution at the hands of Turkish government, which has proved to be the biggest jailer of journalists...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 14, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Said Sefa, a columnist and the editor-in chief of Haberdar news portal said his father passed away but that he is not able to attend the funeral. Sefa announced in a frankly written article on Friday that his father had long been suffering from stomach cancer. “If...
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