Today In Crackdown

Police detained four local journalists in Turkey’s southern province of Adana, bringing up the already-high number of media personnel in jail. The Journalist Union of Turkey (TGS) Adana branch head Salim Büyükkaya; Adana’dan Taraf Haber columnists Abdurrahim Haklıkul; and Osman Palamut and Adana Yorum columnist Naim Yalçınel were detained on Wednesday. There are currently 109 journalists under

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 233 people were arrested, while 238 others were detained over the past 24 hours, according to Turkish news agencies. Meanwhile, two district governors, two doctors, one

Some TL 12 billion (about $4 billion) in property has been transferred to the Treasury as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, said Minister for Environment and Urbanization Mehmet Özhaseki on Thursday. “A total of 2,514 properties have been transferred to the Treasury and 2,083 properties to the Directorate General of Foundations. Property

As a ceremony for the opening of the new judicial year takes place at the presidential palace, 543 more judges and prosecutors have been dismissed by High Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) as part of a witch-hunt against the Gülen movement following a failed coup attempt on July 15. According to a report by

As part of a post-coup attempt witch-hunt targeting the Gülen movement, 820 members of the military have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces, the Defense Ministry said in a written statement on Thursday. According to statement the 820 dismissed military personnel from the land and naval forces do not include generals but only lower-ranking

Turkish pop singer and columnist Atilla Taş has been detained over his alleged propaganda for the Gulen Movement, which the government accuses of heading the July 15 failed coup attempt, on his social media account. Detention warrants were issued for 35 names –most of them being journalists– including Taş, on Tuesday. Known for his critical

As part of an investigation launched into the Özgür Gündem daily, publishing consultant board member, linguist and writer Necmiye Alpay was arrested by an İstanbul court on Wednesday for “membership in an armed terrorist organization” and “attempting to destroy the unity of the state and nation.” A Turkish court had ordered the closure of the

A police chief who helped catch a Turkish “serial killer” has been arrested in the Menderes district of İzmir over his alleged links to the Gulen Movement which the government accuses of masterminding the failed July 15 coup attempt. Menderes District Police Chief Ramazan Karakuş previously hit the headlines for leading the team that apprehended

At least 10 personnel including academics and staff from Isparta’s Süleyman Demirel University (SDU) were arrested, increasing the already-high number of intellectuals taken under custody as part of an investigation into the July 15 failed coup, on Tuesday. Turkey survived a military coup attempt on July 15 which killed some 240 people and wounded a