Turkey Purge

Veysel Ok and Ergin Cinmen, lawyers for Mehmet and Ahmet Altan, two prominent journalists detained four days ago, yesterday made a joint statement saying that because of the Eid holiday they could not find the responsible prosecutor or a court in which to appeal their clients’ detention. They called the charges against the brothers –

A Turkish court ruled for the arrest of nine academics in Konya on Monday due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of being behind a coup attempt on July 15. According to a state-run Anadolu news agency report, 14 academics were released on probation by the same court, while 23

Police in Turkey’s central Anatolian province of Kayseri arrested 52 teachers who were found to be using ByLock, a smartphone messaging application or what Turkish prosecutors calls the top communication tool among the members of Gulen Movement, on Saturday. The movement is accused by the government of masterminding the coup attempt on July 15. Kayseri police detained 128

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 206 people were arrested, while 30 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in 18 provinces across Turkey.

With authority vested by the state of emergency rule, the Turkish government removed 28 mayors on Sunday in the predominantly in Kurdish regions of the country, replacing them with trustees. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Interior Affairs, 28 mayors are accused of links with terrorist organizations. Twenty-four mayors allegedly support the

Trustees were appointed to 17 companies on Thursday due to their alleged ties to the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a botched coup on July 15. Among the firms affected are construction, transportation and tourism companies. On Wednesday a Turkish court ordered the seizure of all assets of 41 businessmen suspected of