Turkey Purge

Turkish prosecutors seek a prison sentence of from 8 to 27,5 years for two university students on the grounds that they chanted pro-Kurdish slogans and sang a pro-Kurdish guerilla anthem during a demonstration in Diyarbakır province, the Gazete Karınca reported. The indictment, prepared by the Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s Office, accused the students of disseminating propaganda on […]

Izmir police detained an Afghan national, identified as A.F.O., in Bornova district as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement. State-run Anadolu news agency reported Saturday that A.F.O. was rounded up on accusation that he helped Afghan students who study at Turkish universities get in touch with dormitories and residences affiliated with the movement.

An Ankara court sentenced Hosta Piknik doner chain’s owner Verdal Hosta to 10 years in prison on charges of membership to the Gulen movement. Under pretrial arrest since January 2017, Hosta was given 10 years of jail time, state-run Anadolu news agency reported Feb 13. Hosta Piknik was established in 1991 in Ankara and has

A total of 786 people in total have been detained for their critical stance against Turkey’s Afrin operation so far, according to official data. The Interior Ministry said in a statement on Feb 19 that a total of 85 demonstrations have been held in protest of the Afrin offensive since the beginning of the operation. A total

At least 567 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 567 people were rounded up in operations targeting the Gülen movement between Feb 12 to 19. Turkish government accuses the movement of masterminding the July

A former assistant professor from now-defunct Meliksah University, identified as H.A., was put in pretrial detention over his alleged ties to the Gulen movement. State-run Anadolu news agency reported Feb 12 that H.A., briefly detained and released pending trial in the same investigation earlier, was arrested after cyber police found out that he used ByLock

An arrest warrant was issued for Hidayet Kadiroglu, the owner of the leading chocolate and candy producer, Elvan Gıda, on Feb 12. At least seven senior executives of an Istanbul-based exporters’ union were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement earlier this week. Media said Saturday that Kadiroglu is wanted as part of the

The number of Turkish citizens who sought asylum in Germany in 2017 totals 8,480, according to Deutsche Welle. According to data from the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), 8,480 Turkish nationals claimed asylum in Germany in 2017, the German media outlet said Friday. Deutsche Welle also said the number of Turkish asylum seekers

Access to all social media accounts and websites belonging to the faith-based Furkan foundation has been blocked in Turkey by the government, the furkanhaber.net reported on Saturday. The ruling came several days after a Turkish court in Adana province appointed trustees to the management of the foundation, and arrested at least 21 people including Alparslan Kuytul, president of the