by TurkeyPurge | Oct 21, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Rejecting claims of rights violations and torture, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş on Thursday said there were no victims of actions taken by the government following a coup attempt on July 15, the Diken news website reported. “FETÖ [a derogatory term coined by...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 14, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
With a relentless government crackdown against the Gülen movement already created hundreds of thousands of victims both in and outside Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted at new measures to be introduced for further clampdown. Erdoğan implied that “new...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 20, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
The number of people affected by the Turkish government’s crackdown on the Gülen movement has already surpassed 1 million, main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said. During a TV program on Monday Kılıçdaroğlu slammed the...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 27, 2016 | Human Tragedies
Briefly detained for taking photos of the street next to Istanbul’s Gayrettepe Police Station, journalist Tuğba Tekerek has talked about her time in detention, shedding light on what people jailed as part of the government’s ever-increasing crackdown on the Gülen...
Turkish court bans access to Turkish editions of Deutsche Welle, VOA
Purge-victim military cadet pays visit to opposition leader days after being released from prison
Police detain 7 university students over “terrorism” accusations
Turkish court removes travel ban for former Zaman journalists
Antalya police detain YouTube journalist Arif Kocabıyık
87-year-old bedridden inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
İstanbul Pride: At least 361 LGBT activists detained throughout Sunday’s parade
Purge-victim law professor drowns trying to save friend at an Ontario lake
Hundreds gather in Strasbourg to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Turkish government 1,000 more police officers over alleged links to “terrorist organizations”