by TurkeyPurge | May 7, 2018 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown
Ali Hocaoğlu, a Turkish businessmen who had spent a year in pre-trial detention over his alleged links to the Gulen movement, has died of gastric cancer, according to media. Izmir-based businessman was jailed as part of an investigation into the Gulen followers in...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 21, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish government seized at least 2,421 trademarks, 101 designs along with 15 patents from businesses blacklisted over their links to the the Gulen movement, according to Science, Industry and Technology Minister Faruk Ozlu. “Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 16, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Muharrem İnce claimed on Friday that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government is planning to dismiss 300,000 more state employees once the “yes” camp comes in with a victory in Sunday’s referendum...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 28, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A recent circular from a district director of Turkey’s Education Ministry asked principals to bring 50 students, three teachers and one administrator from every school in İstanbul’s Büyükçekmece district to a public rally scheduled to be held by President Recep Tayyip...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 9, 2017 | 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 451 people were arrested, while 889 others were detained over the past 8 days, according to...