by TurkeyPurge | Oct 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Amid visa crisis with the US over the arrest of a Turkish national working at the İstanbul Consulate General last week, media reported that Turkish authorities issued detention warrant for another US consulate staff on Sunday morning. According to a report by Hurriyet...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 8, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
The US suspended all non-immigrant visa services at all its diplomatic facilities in Turkey over what it called ‘recent events,’ on Sunday. “Recent events have forced the United States government to reassess the commitment of government of Turkey to the security...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 5, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A staff member in US consulate in Istanbul, known as M.T., was arrested on charges of military and political espionage against Turkish government, on Monday. M.T., a communications officer at the consulate was taken into custody on Sunday and put in pretrial detention...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 40 individuals including academics and staff members at the Ankara-based Turgut Özal University which was closed down by the government in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt last July...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police teams on Tuesday detained 52 people working as informatics staff members in a number of big companies on the grounds that they are linked to the Gülen movement. As part of the operation, prosecutors issued detention warrants for a total of 105 people...