by TurkeyPurge | Feb 27, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Ahmet Keser, a presenter for the pro-government Akit TV station, on Tuesday reacted to news stories that Turkey is killing civilians in the Afrin region of Syria, saying if they were to kill civilians they would start with people critical of the government living in...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Suay Karaman, an academic at Ankara-based Gazi University and the general secretary of the Association of Academic Staff (TÜMÖD), was sentenced to 11 months and 20 days in prison, for his alleged insult to the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Friday. An İzmir court...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 22, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A huge cleansing of Turkey’s state and other institutions is continuing as people from all walks of life find themselves being hunted down and taken into custody. At least 125 people were arrested, while 221 others were detained over the past 3 days, according to...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 23, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A niece and a nephew of the Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has joined the ranks of the cleric’s other relatives who were imprisoned as part of the government’s post-coup witch hunt. H.G. and B.G. was detained in İzmir for using ByLock mobile app, which Turkish...
Turkish mob boss: Erdogan gov’t asked me to murder American pastor Andrew Brunson
Turkey jails mother of imprisoned military cadet
Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms
Purge-victim Turkish professor dies of cancer at 54
9 international human rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. House Committee Chair calls on Turkish President Erdogan to release purge-victim prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
Counter-terrorism units raid house of Adana family over “financial aid” to purge-victim families
3 more opposition deputies stripped of parliamentary status in Turkey: report
Turkish woman says she was tortured with acid in police custody: report
First inmate dies from COVID-19 complications at İstanbul’s Silivri Prison: report