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Report: 1,624 get life sentences in Turkey’s coup trials over past 2 years

Report: 1,624 get life sentences in Turkey’s coup trials over past 2 years

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 15, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish courts have handed down 1,624 life sentences so far in 194 investigations following the 2016 failed coup, according to state-run Anadolu news agency. A total of 289 cases were opened against coup suspects, media said, adding that 1,624 life sentences were...
[VIDEO] 4 teachers, 4 children detained while fleeing from Turkish gov’t to Greece

[VIDEO] 4 teachers, 4 children detained while fleeing from Turkish gov’t to Greece

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A total of nine people including 4 children and 4 teachers were detained while they were reportedly on their way to escape to Greece. Dogan news agency reported Saturday that the group was rounded up in a restricted military zone near Evros river in Edirne, a small...
‘Never ashamed of my writings, criticism,’ journalist Ahmet Turan Alkan says ahead of final hearing in Zaman trial

‘Never ashamed of my writings, criticism,’ journalist Ahmet Turan Alkan says ahead of final hearing in Zaman trial

by TurkeyPurge | May 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Ahmet Turan Alkan, a columnist from the now-closed Zaman daily who was jailed in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, has sent a letter from Silivri Prison, where he has been incarcerated for 22 months. In his letter Alkan, 65, explains...
Brother-in-law of Turkish prosecutor who launched 2013 corruption investigation jailed

Brother-in-law of Turkish prosecutor who launched 2013 corruption investigation jailed

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 29, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Cemal Yavas, the brother-in-law of the former prosecutor Zekeriya Oz, who led corruption and bribery operations against the Turkish government back in 2013, was arrested. Yavaş was detained as part of a Bursa-based investigation into the Gulen movement and was...
Journalist Kadri Gürsel released as 4 other Cumhuriyet staff to remain in pretrial detention

Journalist Kadri Gürsel released as 4 other Cumhuriyet staff to remain in pretrial detention

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

An Istanbul court ruled to release the leading Turkish journalist Kadri Gursel in the trial of Cumhuriyet newspaper meanwhile ordering that four others to remain in pretrial detention, on Monday. Gursel, who spent 11 months in jail over terror charges, was released on...
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