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...
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U.S. House Committee Chair calls on Turkish President Erdogan to release purge-victim prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
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