by TurkeyPurge | Mar 30, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Security forces raided a school, allegedly affiliated with the Gulen movement, in Jalalabad city, capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, on March 28, media reported. Security forces in armed vehicles broke into the front yard of a high school at...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish Education Ministry Undersecretary Yusuf Tekin on Sunday said they have completed a purge of Gülen movement members and institutions in his ministry, the DHA news agency reported. “The fight against Fetö [a derogatory name used by the Turkish government for the...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 21, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants were issued for 47 teachers who used to work for the schools that the government shuttered over links to the Gulen movement, on Wednesday. Ankara Public Prosecutor’s office issued the warrants, state-run Anadolu news agency said. The teachers are...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Police have raided a private high school in Bursa, and detained the owner, his wife as well as the school’s principal as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement. State-run Anadolu news agency reported Thursday that detention warrants were issued for the three...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Warrants were issued to round up 23 teachers who used to work for the schools that the government shut down over ties to the Gulen movement after the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. The teachers are accused of using the smart phone application ByLock, which according to...