by TurkeyPurge | Jan 5, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Former columnist of the now-defunct Zaman columnist Ali Unal was denied a request to be tried without arrest although he has already spent 17 months under arrest pending trial. On Thursday, Unal appeared before an Usak court as part of the first hearing of his case in...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 19, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A court has appointed Uşak Governor Salim Demir as trustee for 29 companies that were transferred to the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) due to their owners’ alleged links to the Gülen movement, which is accused by Turkish authorities of being behind a failed...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 9, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Emine Cetik and Aykut Kutlu, a soon-to-be-married couple, were stopped by police in a bridal car and detained over links to the Gulen movement while they were on their way to the wedding venue in Usak. Set to be officially married in just hours, the couple hit the...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Trustees were appointed on Friday to the companies of 32 people who are partners in various companies in Turkey’s Aegean province of Uşak due to their alleged involvement in coup plotting. Among them is a company owned by Hazım Sesli, the owner of major blanket...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 31, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
The dean of Uşak University and 3 other university employees arrested in the western province of Uşak as part of an investigation targeting the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of being behind a failed coup attempt on July 15. According to the...
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