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Secular activists jailed over call to protect secularism in Turkey

Secular activists jailed over call to protect secularism in Turkey

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Halkevleri organization members Ayşegül Başar and Hamit Dışkaya, who were detained on Monday morning over a video in which they call on people to protect secularism against the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, were arrested by an İstanbul court on...
Cumhuriyet daily editor-in-chief, columnist detained by police

Cumhuriyet daily editor-in-chief, columnist detained by police

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 31, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Turkey’s secularist Cumhuriyet daily Editor-in-Chief Murat Sabuncu and columnist Güray Öz were detained after police raided their residences on early Monday. Police raied Sabuncu and Öz’s houses along with the house of daily’s CEO Akın Atalay and columnist Hikmet...

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