by TurkeyPurge | May 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion against pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Deputy Garo Paylan over his alleged violation of the Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK). Article 301 criminalizes denigration of the Turkish...
by TurkeyPurge | May 15, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessman and activist who has been held in pre-trial detention since November 2017, has written an open letter from İstanbul’s Silivri prison, in which he said thousands of people wait for the preparation of their indictments under detention...
by TurkeyPurge | May 5, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Ali Demirel, the former news director of Can Erzincan TV channel, was put in pre-trial detention on Friday over alleged links to the Gülen group, which is accused of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The group denies any involvement. Can Erzincan TV was shut down...
by TurkeyPurge | May 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 66 people as they attempted to mark May Day by marching in Istanbul, Cumhuriyet reported. According to the report, 56 people were detained in Beşiktaş, six in Maltepe, two in Beyoğlu and two in the Şişli district of Istanbul....
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 28, 2018 | Human Tragedies
Halime Gülsu, a teacher who was arrested on Feb. 20, 2018 for alleged links to the Turkey’s Gülen group, died on Saturday in a Mersin prison, an autopsy report of her death confirmed. Gülsu reportedly suffered from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a...