by TurkeyPurge | Jan 26, 2020 | Human Tragedies
A fundraising campaign lauched by a Turkish activist raised €50,000 in less than 24 hours for Ahmet Burhan Ataç, an eight-year-old Turkish kid who went to Germany on Sunday for cancer treatment without his parents as the father is in prison and the mother is subject...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 25, 2020 | Human Tragedies
Medenî Arifoğlu, a Turkish businessman who was sentenced to 7,5 years in prison on allegations of membership in the Gülen group, died of cancer on Saturday, according to Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a prominent human rights activist and a deputy from the pro-Kurdish...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 24, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
Deputy Chairman of Turkey’s Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) Mehmet Yılmaz has said there are ongoing investigations into 400 judges and prosecutors over their alleged links to the Gülen group, accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed coup...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 24, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
A terror investigation was launched against Babil, a Turkish TV show that explores the life of an idealistic professor who was upset by his unfair dismissal and is trying to care for his sick son. The professor in the show is trying to flee to the USA via illegal...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 24, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
Timur Karakaş, a German-language teacher who was fired from his job after a coup attempt in July 2016, died on Friday. He was 39. According to pro-Kurdish HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, upon his dismissal from his job, Karakaş had worked as a delivery man for...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 24, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
The mother of one of the soldiers who were jailed on coup charges in the aftermath of a military coup in July 2016, has called for help from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying that her 19-year-old son was in the 20th day of his mandatory military service...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 24, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
The Prime Ministry’s Directorate General of Press and Information has cancelled the press cards of all the journalists working for the Evrensel daily. The daily is known for its critical stance against the Turkish government and President Tayyip Erdogan. The AKP...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 22, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
An 81-year-old Turkish man, who is known as a “longtime friend of Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen, was detained by police in the Turkish province of İzmir on Monday due to his links to the Gülen group, accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed coup in...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 22, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish court on Tuesday appointed trustees to the management of the Bilim Sanat Vakfı (Science and Art Foundation), an organization affiliated with former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, the Turkish media reported. The foundation was established in 1986 by...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 22, 2020 | Today in Crackdown
Ahmet Burhan Ataç, an eight-year-old kid departed to Germany on Sunday for cancer treatment without his parents as the father is in prison and the mother is subject to a travel ban over alleged gulen links. According to the reports, Ataç’s grandmother will accompany...
Campaign by Turkish activist raises €50,000 for purge-victim cancer patient in 24 hours
Turkey’s top judicial body says 400 judges, prosecutors currently under investigation over terror links
Turkish TV Show under investigation over ‘terror propaganda’
Purge-victim German-language teacher dies at 39: report
Purge-victim mother of imprisoned soldier begs for justice: My 19-year-old son given 7 aggravated life sentences
Turkish gov’t revokes press cards of Evrensel daily journalists: report
Fethullah Gulen’s “old friend” detained by İzmir police despite suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s disease
Turkish court appoints trustees to Erdoğan-critic Davutoğlu-affiliated foundation: report
8-year-old cancer patient departs to Germany for treatment without parents due to ongoing travel ban