by TurkeyPurge | Mar 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s state-run Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) Chairman Muhiddin Gülal said Monday 932 companies that were earlier confiscated over Gulen links are now under TMSF’s control. Gulal said the companies are valued at TL 21.2 billion ($3.9 billion) and have...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A number Islamic books by Fethullah Gulen were seized along with some magazines, CDs and a newspaper issue were seized as evidence for organized crime in Turkey’s Balikesir. According to local media, an Edremit man, identified as A.L.K., was arrested on charges of...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 27, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Two more companies were seized as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government blames for the July 15, 2016 failed coup, media reported Tuesday. A trustee panel was appointed to Ikizler Kuyumculuk, a jewelry store chain in Tekirdag...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 11, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Antalya-based Kırmızıtaş Holding was seized and its three owners have been detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement, according to media. Owners Recai Kırmızıtaş, İsmail Kırmızıtaş and Hamza Kırmızıtaş were detained as part of the same...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 21, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Custom officers in Turkey’s Kocaeli has intercepted a container carrying personal belongings of the exiled businessman, Ahmet Nurettin Uğur, media reported Feb 20. The container, shipped from Kocaeli’s Derince port to the US, was carrying, among others, several ATM...