by TurkeyPurge | Oct 31, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Diyarbakır Co-mayors Gülten Kışanak and Fırat Anlı, former pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) deputy Ayla Akat Ata, who was detained on terrorism charges last week, were arrested on Sunday, DHA reported. The co-mayors were brought to the Diyarbakır...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 23, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
The New York-based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has launched a public petition campaign asking people to urge Turkish government against what it calls “the worst repression we’ve ever seen.” “Medical professionals, scientists, and other academics are being fired...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
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 170 people were arrested, while 28 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 23, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that the government will imprison people connected to the Gülen movement unless they become informant about the activities of the movement. In yet another threat against the Gülen movement, which the government accuses...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 22, 2016 | Anti-Gulen, Hate Crime, Human Rights Abuses
Aladdin Demir, the mukhtar (head) of the Çukur neighborhood in Gaziantep, hung two banners on the side of his office stating that sympathizers of the Gülen movement are not allowed in the area and that people can call him to report any transgressor via a 7/24 hotline....
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24,256 dismissed from Turkish army since failed 2016 coup: Defense Ministry
Kurdish man released from prison after serving 30 years on terror charges
Turkish court rules to keep businessman Kavala in prison once again
2 Kurdish brothers set free after 30 years in Turkish prison: report
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4-year-old child joins mother in prison: report