by TurkeyPurge | Aug 22, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Police in İzmir detained 26 lawyers and one journalist during a protest on Thursday over the removal of recently elected Kurdish mayors from office, the YeniYaşam news portal reported. The demonstration, held by members of the Jurists for Freedom Association (ÖHD) and...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 19, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
The Turkish government has just removed the elected mayors of three largest Kurdish provinces, Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin predominantly, replacing them with pro-government trustees. The dismissed mayors were elected in the most recent local elections that were held...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 18, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Bahar Altun, a Turkish woman, and her four-year old daughter with down syndrome has been held in the Trabzon prison for over four months over their alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a coup attempt in...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
At least 550 high-ranking Turkish diplomats have been fired from their jobs by the Turkish government since a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. According to Bahadır Gülle, who claims to be one of the 550 purged-diplomats, among them are those with degrees from the...
by TurkeyPurge | May 22, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Bahar A. and Vahit A., two Turkish citizens and the parent of four children, have been held in pre-trial detention for months over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a coup attempt in July 2016. According...
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