by TurkeyPurge | Mar 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 1,846 people have been dismissed from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Minister of Science, Industry and Technology Faruk Özlü announced on Friday. The Gülen movement is...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court ruled for the arrest of 9 engineers from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK), Sözcü daily reported on Thursday. Early on Feb. 16, police teams carried out simultaneous operations in Kocaeli, İstanbul and Ankara...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Twenty-four engineers from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) were detained on Thursday. Early on Thursday, police teams carried out simultaneous operations in Kocaeli, İstanbul and Ankara province, and detained 24 engineers as part...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 30, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) has dismissed 201 of its employees, as part of an investigation into the Gulen Movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 failed coup attempt. In statement on Monday, the...