Today In Crackdown

The 59-years-old Turkish writer, Mustafa Hikmet Kayapalı passed away after falling from a three-storey-building as he was reportedly attempting to escape a police raid as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, on May 10. Balıkesir police have raided a home upon a complaint reporting on a meeting among Gülen followers, the state-run Anadolu […]

A total of five judges who were dismissed from profession with decrees issued by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, were arrested on Thursday. According to Cumhuriyet daily, the five judges, who were detained on Friday, testified to a court in Antalya, which handed down the arrest decision

At least 16 people who work for Eskisehir Osmangazi University (ESOGÜ) were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, on May 9. Detainees included ESOGÜ’s vice rector A.B. and A.K., the deputy chief physician at ESOGÜ’s medical faculty. At least

Police detained Yalova Chamber of Commerce and Industry (YTSO) chairman along with its 4 board members as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement, on Wednesday. YTSO board consists of 8 individuals. On May 10, at least 7 people were detained in a Yalova-based operation; two of them are former board members and the remaining

Ali Fuat Yılmazer, the former chief of the intelligence unit at the Istanbul Police headquarters who had been detained following the 2013 government corruption probe, was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday. He is accused of insulting Erdoğan during a TV program, aired

The Justice Ministry has been seeking to prevent a would-be lawyer from getting his/her license as he/she has been undergoing an investigation over alleged ties to the Gülen movement. The government has so far sacked tens of thousands of people from their professions in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt, for which it

Forty out of 61 people who were detained in İstanbul while in hiding because of an ongoing government witch-hunt targeting the Gülen group were arrested on Monday. Last week, 61 people were detained in an investigation into Gülenists who were in hiding in İstanbul. The detainees included Sadettin Ulubay, the owner of Emex Hotels. Ulubay

The Bingöl Governor’s Office on Sunday declared a curfew in 20 villages and at least 83 neighborhoods in the eastern province of Bingöl as part of operations against members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). According to the statement the curfew will be in effect from 5 p.m. until a second notice is issued in 21 neighborhoods

Suspended from his post as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, police officer, identified with initials M.Ö., has been detained while he was on his way to escape Turkey to Georgia. According to state-run Anadolu Agency on Sunday, M.Ö. was taken to Tokat police headquarters after being detained on Sarp border gate. More

A university student has been sentenced to house arrest for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan by retweeting a tweet. According to senfika.org, Kardelen Aritman was detained on Monday by police after she retweeted a tweet that allegedly insulted the president. Later the same day, she appeared in an Adana court, where a judge sentenced