by TurkeyPurge | Jul 4, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
Turan Deniz, a police officer who was fired from his job in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016, died of brain hemorrhage on Sunday. According to Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the man will be laid to rest...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 29, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
At least 7 university students have been detained by police in Çorum province over alleged links to the Gulen group, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt. The group denies any involvement. According to the Bold news portal, nine others were...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 29, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court has reportedly removed a travel ban for four former Zaman journalists, Mümtaz’er Türköne, Şahin Alpay, Ali Bulaç and Ahmet Turan Alkan. The Zaman daily, which was Turkey’s best-selling newspaper, was closed down along with dozens of other media...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 26, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
Hakan Acar, a purge-victim lawyer and a law professor from Turkey, died on Saturday after drowning at Lake Simcoe, a lake in southern Ontario, Canada. According to local media, Acar drowned trying to help one of his friend struggling in the water. He reportedly...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 15, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for a total of 98 people, including former and active duty military officers as well as academics, according to the Turkish media. The warrants were issued as part of three separate...
Turkish court bans access to Turkish editions of Deutsche Welle, VOA
Purge-victim military cadet pays visit to opposition leader days after being released from prison
Police detain 7 university students over “terrorism” accusations
Turkish court removes travel ban for former Zaman journalists
Antalya police detain YouTube journalist Arif Kocabıyık
87-year-old bedridden inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
İstanbul Pride: At least 361 LGBT activists detained throughout Sunday’s parade
Purge-victim law professor drowns trying to save friend at an Ontario lake
Hundreds gather in Strasbourg to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown