by TurkeyPurge | Oct 18, 2019 | Human Tragedies
Bilal Gülfidan, a purge-victim military cadet, died of cancer on Friday, the Askeri Öğrenci Komitesi reported. Gülfidan was among the 259 military cadets have been given aggravated life sentences on coup charges. He was held in prison for over two years until he was...
by TurkeyPurge | May 26, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Aysel Akkanoğlu, a Turkish woman from Turkey’s Mersin province, has been put in pre-trial detention on her alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. According to Ömer Faruk...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 28, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Engin Altay on accusations of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in comments he made on a TV program, according to...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued detention warrants on International Women’s Day for 121 women due to alleged links to the Turkey’s Gülen group, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Among the suspects are the sister-in-law of Adil...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 24, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants have been issued for 79 Ankara teachers as part of an investigation into Turkey’s Gülen group, which is accused by Turkish authorities of orchestrating a failed coup in Turkey last year. According to the Hürriyet daily, the suspects are used to work...
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