Today In Crackdown

The ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) officials in Turkey’s eastern part has been threatening locals in the run-up to the presidential referendum, saying their homes, damaged amid clashes between military and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants, will not be renovate in case of a “No” vote, according to columnist Ahmet Takan. […]

Turkey’s ambassador to Norway Şafak Göktürk has filed a complaint with the Norwegian Press Council, Pressens Faglige Utvalg (PFU) against journalist Kjetil Stormark for his story that suggests, among other scenarios, the coup attempt on July 15 was in fact a hoax. Göktürk says in his compliant that the article was not in compliance with

A court in İstanbul ruled on Friday for the arrest of Orhan Erdemli, a lawyer representing US-based Turkish scholar Fethullah Gülen, who is accused by Turkish authorities of being behind a failed coup last July. A penal judge of peace at the İstanbul Courthouse decided to arrest Erdemli on charges of “being an executive of

Visually impaired Turkish journalist Cüneyt Arat was sentenced on Feb. 22 to 6 years 3 months in prison due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. Arat tweeted that he was also given one year, 10 months and 15 days

A Turkish woman, identified by the initials H.T.K., was detained in Artvin province while she was allegedly on her way to escape to Georgia, on Feb. 28. Police stopped a car along Turkey’s Georgian border to carry out a search upon complaint. H.T.K. was found hiding in a secret compartment below backseats, established near the

A total of 25 people, including Ramazan Ölçen, owner of the pro-Kurdish daily Azadiya Welat, have been detained by Turkish police in simultaneous raids in Diyarbakır, Evrensel daily reported on Saturday. Azadiya Welt was shut down with a decree issued by the Turkish government following a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. According to Evrensel, 24

A Turkish court ruled for the arrest of a total of 21 civilians on Saturday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt, the pro-gov’t Karar daily has reported. Detention warrants were issued for 34 Ağrı individuals early on Friday. Hours later, police teams carried out

A total of 1,846 people have been dismissed from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, Minister of Science, Industry and Technology Faruk Özlü announced on Friday. The Gülen movement is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15,

The front page of the pro-government Star daily on Thursday bore a headline that targeted jailedDie Welt reporter Deniz Yücel, saying he is not a journalist but rather a hitman of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The headline on Star’s front page said “Gazeteci değil, PKK tetikçisi,” which means “not a journalist, a PKK

A total of thirty-three housewives were detained over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt, the pro-gov’t Sabah daily reported on Friday. Detention warrants were issued for 33 Kayseri individuals early on Friday. Hours later, police teams carried out simultaneous operations in the province and detained