by TurkeyPurge | Nov 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court on Tuesday reversed a previous ruling to release veteran journalist Ahmet Altan, 69, on appeal after convicting him of aiding a terrorist organization, according to The Independent Turkish service. The ruling was challenged by a prosecutor immediately...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 7, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Nuran Yapalak, a Turkish woman and the mother of a 2-month-old baby has allegedly been held in solitary confinement in a Mersin prison for over a month over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which is accused of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. According to a...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 6, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Gökhan Türkmen, who disappeared in February and was believed to have been abducted by Turkish intelligence, was “captured” on Tuesday in the southern Turkish province of Antalya, according to his wife. Türkmen’s reappearance was announced by his wife, Zehra Türkmen,...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
The İstanbul 26th High Criminal Court on Monday released veteran journalists Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak pending appeal after convicting them of aiding a terrorist organization, Turkish media reported. The court has acquitted Mehmet Altan, another prominent...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Newly emerged video footage shows the moment Turkish police detained Nazan Bozkurt, Acun Karadag, two purge-victim activists and Melek Çetinkaya, mother of Furkan Çetinkaya, one of the military cadets who were jailed on coup charges in the aftermath of a failed...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 4, 2019 | Int'l Reactions
Purge Museum, “Tenkil Müzesi” in Turkish, an initiative that collects and exhibits items belonging to the victims of Turkey’s massive crackdown on the Gülen movement, opened for a ten-day run in Brussels on Friday evening. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 2, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court has sent a Turkish woman to prison despite the submission of a medical report confirming her pregnancy of six months, the tr724 news website reported. Turkish law requires postponement of the arrest of pregnant women until they give birth and the...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 1, 2019 | Int'l Reactions
Hundreds of people have been detained in Turkey for commenting or reporting on Turkey’s recent military offensive in northeast Syria and are facing absurd criminal charges as the government intensifies its crackdown on critical voices, said Amnesty International in a...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 31, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
The Higher Court in Montenegro has ruled for a second time to extradite a supporter of Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen to Turkey, where he is wanted for alleged terrorism offenses, Balkan Insight (BIRN) reported. The ruling, made on Oct. 14, came after the...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 29, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Zeynep Gülen, a Turkish woman who is the niece of Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen, was sent to prison by an istanbul court late on Tuesday, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Fethullah Gülen, who lives in the U.S., is accused of masterminding a 2016 coup...
Turkish court issues arrest warrant for newly-released Turkish author
Turkish woman with 2-month-old baby held in Mersin prison for over a month on terror charges
Another missing Gülenist mysteriously reappears at a police station in Antalya
Turkish court frees veteran journalists Altan, Ilıcak after conviction on terrorism charges
6 month pregnant woman sent to Ardahan prison on terror, coup charges: report
Amnesty reports: Turkey detains hundreds in crackdown on criticism of Syria incursion
Montenegro court rules to extradite Turkish asylum-seeker sought by Ankara over Gülen links
Fethullah Gülen’s niece sent to prison on terror, coup charges: report