by TurkeyPurge | Oct 5, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Fourteen more companies in Turkey’s western province of Aydin have been seized by the government as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, accused of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. The movement denies involvement. Trustees were appointed to...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 17, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Ministry of Interior Affairs on Friday appointed a trustee to the Bahçesaray Municipality in Van province, which was run by a pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) mayor. Bahçesaray district governor Serhat Karabektaş was appointed as a trustee to replace...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 24, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Trustees were appointed to Hizan, Mutki and Yolalan municipalities in the eastern province of Bitlis, on Saturday. The mayors of the three municipalities were earlier arrested over terrorism charges. With Turkey stepped up political pressure on Kurdish politicians in...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 3, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police on Saturday detained the co-mayors of three districts of Turkey’s southeastern province of Hakkari as part of counterterrorism operations, officials have announced. Seferi Yılmaz, Adile Kozay and Servet Tunç, the elected co-mayors of Şemdinli, Yüksekova...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 14, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Trustees were appointed on Monday to five companies in Kocaeli province due to alleged ties to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a botched coup on July 15. A Kocaeli court ruled for the trustee appointment to the boards of two...
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