by TurkeyPurge | Aug 16, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 154 people, who attempted to escape to Greece and Bulgaria, have been intercepted in Turkey’s border province of Edirne over the past two years, media said. Hurriyet said Aug 14 that Turkish military have, so far, rounded up 154 people for trying to flee...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 7, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A.Ş., 13, was handed down a 21-month suspended sentence for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on social media, the Evrensel daily reported on Saturday. According to the report, the İstanbul 2nd Juvenile Court first ruled for a three year, six month...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 28, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 15 teachers who have previoulsy been dismissed from profession with decress issued by the Turkish gov’t, were taken into custody over their alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which the authorities accuses of masterminding a coup attempt last...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 6, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Tens of thousands of residents of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sur are among an estimated half million people forced from their homes as a result of a brutal crackdown by Turkish authorities over the past year which may amount to collective punishment, said...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 11, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
“The HDP is the latest casualty of the snowballing purges ordered by Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in the aftermath of the failed coup on July 15th. Over 36,000 people have been arrested and 100,000 sacked, most of them from state jobs. Mr Erdogan has...