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Dismissed policeman detained while applying to post-coup rights commission

Dismissed policeman detained while applying to post-coup rights commission

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 5, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

I.K., a former deputy police chief in Gaziantep’s Sehitkamil district who was dismissed in the government’s post-coup crackdown, was detained when he visited a local State of Emergency (OHAL) commission in Sivas to reclaim his rights. The government earlier...
In reference to Madımak Hotel massacre, pro-gov’t journalist suggests setting Silivri Prison ablaze

In reference to Madımak Hotel massacre, pro-gov’t journalist suggests setting Silivri Prison ablaze

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Fatih Tezcan, a pro-government public speaker and columnist, said in a video message posted on social media on Friday that people should gather in front of Silivri Prison, which mainly hosts people jailed over links to the Gülen movement, and set it on fire, similar...
Sivas court sends 10 teachers to prison over use of ‘suspected’ mobile app

Sivas court sends 10 teachers to prison over use of ‘suspected’ mobile app

by editor | Mar 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

A total of ten teachers who were claimed to be using ByLock, a smart phone messaging application, were arrested as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, pro-gov’t daily Karar reported on Sunday. Turkish prosecutors claim that Bylock is the top...
Turkey bans math textbooks due to questions including Gülen’s initials

Turkey bans math textbooks due to questions including Gülen’s initials

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 6, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Turkey’s paranoia over the Gülen movement has reached new heights with the government banning mathematics textbooks due to questions involving the initials of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. “A textbook was banned just because it features Gülen’s initials in a...
Turkish university destroys books written by Gülen, supporters

Turkish university destroys books written by Gülen, supporters

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 9, 2016 | Hate Crime, Human Rights Abuses

Turkey’s Sivas University pulled off the shelf of its libraries all copies of the books written by Fethullah Gülen and his alleged supporters and destroyed them via a shredder. The US-based Islamic scholar Gülen is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding...

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