by TurkeyPurge | Dec 12, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 2,880 Turkish citizens applied for asylum in European Union countries in October, the highest monthly number so far in 2018, according to an announcement from the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on Tuesday, Deutsche Welle reported. There has been a 9...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 23, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police on Sunday detained at least 14 Migros employees for protesting the delays in compensation payments, the Evrensel daily reported. According to the report, the protest broke out in a Migros food store in İstanbul’s Beylikdüzü district early on Sunday...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A total of nine people including 4 children and 4 teachers were detained while they were reportedly on their way to escape to Greece. Dogan news agency reported Saturday that the group was rounded up in a restricted military zone near Evros river in Edirne, a small...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 8, 2017 | Hate Speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during a press conference on Saturday that he perceives pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş to be a terrorist, the Diken news website reported. Speaking to the press after the...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has urged Turkey to confirm the whereabouts of three Turkish nationals who were detained in Malaysia at Ankara’s request due to their ties to the Gülen movement, a statement by the Brussels-based Intercultural Dialogue...