by TurkeyPurge | Apr 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Yeni Asya columnist Kazım Güleçyüz released a letter from the child of a former police officer who was arrested over his alleged use of the controversial smart phone application, ByLock despite the fact that he has been using a classic cell phone that is not capable...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 4, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Detained as part of an investigation into the robbery of TL 128,000 [$34,000], Turkish man, known by initials V.P., said he has done nothing wrong, saying that he has not linked to the Gülen movement. “Did we commit murder? Are we pro-FETÖ? We did nothing wrong, what...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 4, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish woman, identified by the initials H.T.K., was detained in Artvin province while she was allegedly on her way to escape to Georgia, on Feb. 28. Police stopped a car along Turkey’s Georgian border to carry out a search upon complaint. H.T.K. was found hiding...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 17, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ferhat Encü who was released from jail on Wednesday, was arrested once again on Friday after Şırnak Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office objected to his release. Encü was first arrested in a police operation on Nov. 4...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 16, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Adana deputy Meral Danış Beştaş said she is being kept under tight isolation in the prison. As part of a parliamentary question she submitted from Silivri prison, Beştaş said she has been kept under solitary confinement for...
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