by TurkeyPurge | Sep 11, 2016 | Anti-Gulen, Hate Crime, Human Rights Abuses
A 28-year-old man of Turkish origin has been handed down a prison sentence of eight months and a fine of 23,000 euros by a French court after he attacked several institutions affiliated with the faith-based Gülen movement in the country. The Turkish government blames...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 10, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and taken into custody. At least 274 people were arrested, while 104 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 8, 2016 | Anti-Gulen, Hate Speech
Dutch police on Wednesday detained a second Turkish man, a supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on suspicion of death threats and hate speech made against Erdoğan critics in the Netherlands. Rotterdam police detained a 43-year-old Dutchman of Turkish descent...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 7, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Political observer and owner of the MetroPoll polling company Professor Özer Sencar was detained after a police raid on his home in Ankara early Wednesday, a statement from his Twitter account announced later in the day. “On behalf of him, we share this information...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 7, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and taken into custody. At least 347people were arrested, while 339others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to...