by TurkeyPurge | Dec 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Former football player Uğur Boral was briefly detained over his alleged ties to the Gulen movement, according to Haberturk daily newspaper. The 35-year-old former footballer who player for, among other clubs, Fenerbahce and Besiktas, was detained as part of an...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 6, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Zafer Biryol, a former top scorer at Turkey’s national football league was re-detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen group, several media outlets reported on Wednesday. The footballer turned soccer coach was detained at Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 17, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Zafer Biryol, a former top scorer at Turkey’s national football league was detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement early Friday. The footballer turned soccer coach was detained at Istanbul Public Prosecutor’s Office, media said. Biryol scored 25...