by TurkeyPurge | Nov 20, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Jailed writers Kerem Bilen and Fırat Can were denied access to the books they wrote in prison due to post-coup emergency measures. Mehmet Salih Erşari, the editor of the publisher Arjen Yayinlari said the authors cannot take a copy of their own books. “It is a great...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Detention warrants were issued for 112 people as part of an investigation into the now-defunct Journalists and Writers’ Foundation (GYV), on Wednesday. An Istanbul prosecutor ordered warrants against GYV’s former members and executives in 16 provinces, media said. 35...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 29, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
In a move that is likely to make them the target of hate crimes, the Turkish government has included the names of 37 people allegedly linked to the faith-based Gülen movement on a list of most dangerous terrorists, offering as much as TL 4 million in rewards to those...
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