by TurkeyPurge | Jan 22, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court on Tuesday appointed trustees to the management of the Bilim Sanat Vakfı (Science and Art Foundation), an organization affiliated with former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, the Turkish media reported. The foundation was established in 1986 by...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 8, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul Regional Court of Justice has approved a 6 month, 20 day prison sentence for Turkish fashion designer Barbaros Şansal, several Turkish media outlets reported on Wednesday. The appeal made by Şansal’s lawyer right after İstanbul 43rd Court of Justice...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 18, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Osman Kavala, one of Turkey’s most prominent businessmen and the chairman of İstanbul-based Anadolu Kültür Association, has been taken into custody by Turkish police upon his arrival to İstanbul’s Atatürk airport late on Wednesday night. According to T24...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 22, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Newly emerged video footage shows the moment Turkish police used water cannons to disperse scores of Kurdish protestors while performing a Friday prayer on June 21 in the Yüksekova district of Hakkari province. Amed Dicle, a pro-Kurdish journalist, posted the 1.50-min...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 5, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Esra Demir, 31-year-old teacher who gave birth to a baby at a Batman hospital on Sunday, was reportedly detained by police and taken to a police station with her newborn baby on Monday as part of an investigation into Turkey’s Gülen group. Republican People’s Party...
Wife of purge-victim Turkish businessman sent to prison in Gaziantep
Purge-victim Turkish judge dies of cancer
HDP deputy reports another suspicious death in Turkish prison
Kurdish activist at risk of deportation to Turkey from Bosnia
Imprisoned Kurdish man who has both hands amputated released from prison
Imprisoned journalist on hunger strike in protest of detention without trial
Opposition deputy says gov’t dismissed over 10,000 civil servants last week
[BREAKING] Journalist Mehmet Gündem sent to prison
Imprisoned lecturer dies of heart attack
Turkish gov’t dismisses 4,000 more public servants in latest post-coup attempt purge