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 30, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
Furkan Çetinkaya, one of the Turkish Air Force Academy cadets who were released from prison last week, paid a visit to main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Wednesday. Çetinkaya was accompanied by his mother, Melek Çetinkaya,...
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 29, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
Arif Kocabıyık, a YouTube journalist known for his candid street interviews, was detained yesterday in Antalya province, Turkish media reported. Reason for his detention is currently unknown. In December 2022, he was ordered by a Turkish court to remain under house...
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