Turkey Purge

The Twitter accounts of the European Commissioner for Enlargement Johannes Hahn and of NATO former Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen were taken over by the Turkish hacker group Ayyildiz over the weekend. The hacker group posted pro-Erdogan tweets from both accounts. “I want to make a confession! We knew that the coup was going to take place […]

At least 489 people were detained as part of investigations into the Gülen movement over the past week, according to government data. In a written statement on Monday, the Interior Ministry said 489 people were rounded up in operations targeting the Gülen movement between Apr 23-30. Turkish government accuses the movement of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt while

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s offices on Monday issued detention warrants for 25 air force officers of varying ranks as part of an investigation into theTurkey’s Gülen group. According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, 11 of the 25 were dismissed by a state of emergency decree, 12 were suspended and two had previously retired.

Ümit Horzum, a former public servant who was earlier removed from his job at Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK) in a government’s post-coup emergency decree, has been released from police custody where he spent 11 days after his 133 days of disappearance. “God bless you all. Thanks for your prayers. My husband was released. We try

Turkish police has confirmed to the Hürriyet daily that Turkish businessman Mustafa Ceyhan who was kidnapped on April 28 by a group of eight people in front of a courthouse in Baku, was flown to Turkey early on April 29. Upon his forcefull return to Turkey, the businessman was put in pre-trial detention by an İstanbul court

Turkey’s Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (TMSF) has put property belonging to 11 media outlets that were closed down by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a failed coup on July 15, 2016 up for sale for TL 606,395. The property belongs to media organizations such as the Jin News Agency (JINHA) Diyarbakır bureau, Azadiya

At least 5 people were detained over their alleged use of ByLock mobile application in Turkey’s central Anatolian province of Kayseri, media reported Friday. A Turkish prosecutor issued detention warrants for a total of 8 people in Kayseri on accusations that they use a smart phone application known as ByLock. Turkish authorities believe that ByLock is a communication tool among