Today In Crackdown

Taking a nap on a piece of worn-out construction plank, the 3.5-year-old-son of a Turkey’s one of the purge-hit schoolteachers has become a powerful symbol of the oppression that engulfed the country following the coup. The teacher known by the initials M.A. is among thousands of teachers who have been sacked from civil service over […]

In the latest of what many calls scapegoating for its own negligence, the government now accuses the Gülen movement of having caused 9 accidents that involved F-16 and 4 aircrafts in the past two years. Removals of talented pilots from within military and FETÖ’s ensuing infiltration has increased the occurrence of crashes, said a recent

Three businessmen including one of the owners of the popular Ovalı restaurant chain in İstanbul, Ahmet Tuzlu, were arrested in İstanbul on Thursday as part of an investigation into the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists (TUSKON), which is affiliated with the Gülen movement. As part of the investigation into TUSKON, many businessmen including the

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 122 people were arrested, while 278 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in 38 provinces across Turkey.

Nineteen people who were claimed to be using ByLock, a smart phone messaging application, were detained as part of a witch-hunt targeting the Gülen movement, in Bursa on Wednesday. Turkish prosecutors claim that Bylock is the top communication tool among the members of Gulen Movement, which the government accuses of mastermind the July 15 coup attempt.

At least 57 people were arrested, while 179 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Police carried out the operations in 12 provinces across Turkey. With most of the arrestees being school teachers, those arrested over the past day also included university personnel, public workers and police officers.

A total of 87 out of 141 National Intelligence Organization (MİT) officials who have been suspended following a failed coup attempt on July 15, were dismissed from their posts as part of witch-hunt against the Gülen movement, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday. According to the report, investigation against 100 out of the 141

Mayor of the İdil district of the southeastern province of Şırnak Mehmet Muhdi Aslan, who was removed from his post last week by Turkey’s Interior Ministry, was arrested on terrorism charges on Monday. İdil District Governor Ersin Tepeli was appointed mayor of İdil by the Interior Ministry on Wednesday after the dismissal of Aslan. Aslan,

Twenty-five schoolteachers who were claimed to be using ByLock, a smart phone messaging application, have been detained as part of a witch-hunt targeting the Gülen movement. Turkish prosecutors claim that Bylock is the top communication tool among the members of Gulen Movement, which the government accuses of mastermind the July 15 coup attempt. But, critics blast

Independent journalist Mahir Zeynalov said in a tweet that Twitter will block his account to users in Turkey at the request of Turkish authorities for “instigating terrorism.” “Twitter told me that it will block my account at the request of Turkey for ‘instigating terrorism,’ putting an end to my 7-year reporting,” Zeynalov tweeted on Monday.