by TurkeyPurge | Sep 19, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Twenty-four workers who were detained along with hundreds of others on Saturday for protesting labor conditions at İstanbul’s new airport were put in pre-trial detention by a court on Wednesday, Reuters reported. According to the report, 19 other workers were released...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 13, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Hürriyet daily, one of the leading newspapers in Turkey, has parted ways with renowned columnist Taha Akyol. According to a recent tweet posted by Mr. Akyol’s son, Mustafa Akyol, everyone knows why his father was laid off. “Today, Turkey’s largest...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Bülent Tezcan, deputy chairman of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) is being investigated after he called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a “fascist dictator,” Turkish media reported. The Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday launched the...
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