by TurkeyPurge | Nov 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Ayşe Buğra, a history professor at Turkey’s Boğaziçi University and the wife of famed businessman Osman Kavala, has stated that the recent arrest of her husband on coup charges dashed all remaining hopes for Turkish democracy. “My husband and the chairman of...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 6, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants have been issued for a total of 51 people due to alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in July 2016. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Friday that the İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 24, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An İstanbul judge has been found dead at his home in İstanbul According to CNN Türk, Mustafa Yılmaz was found dead by police in his home in İstanbul’s Ataköy neighborhood on Tuesday morning after his family hadn’t from him since Monday evening. Police found Yılmaz...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Having purged more than 150,000 people from state jobs and jailed over 50,000 due to alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called on people to inform on activities of Gülenists, saying that if they fail to do so,...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 15, 2017 | 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 1601 people were detained, with 895 of them put under arrest, in operations targeting Turkey’s...
9-year-old drowns in Maritsa River in attempt to escape Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Turkish parliament expels pro-Kurdish MP Gergerlioğlu over “terror” charges
Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
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