by TurkeyPurge | Dec 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Two couples were detained following police raids at two apartments in Samsun’s Atakum, on Tuesday. S.T. and his wife A.T. were apprehended along with I.C. and his wife Y.C. as part of an investigation against the Gulen movement followers. The couples are accused of...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 27, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 8 women were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement in Samsun province on Nov 27. Detention warrants were issued for the wives of a number of civilians “who are alleged to be in connection with Gulen followers within Turkish...
by TurkeyPurge | May 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Thirteen lawyers in Turkey’s Samsun prison were sentenced to varying lengths of prison sentence on Thursday. A total of 24 lawyers, under pre-trial detention for 21 months over their ties tohe Gulen movement, appeared before a Samsun court for their final hearing,...
by TurkeyPurge | May 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A groom-to-be from Samsun’s Bafra district, identified as D.S., has been jailed after being sentenced to more than 8 years in jail on accusations of membership to the Gulen movement. D.S. was an officer at a public hospital in Giresun province until he was dismissed...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 27, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A private dormitory in Samsun’s Carsamba district that belonged to the Gülen movement until it was seized by the government has been transferred to the Istanbul-based, pro-government Women and Democracy Association (KADEM). According to local media, the dormitory...