Today In Crackdown

Ömer Pekin, a Turkish radio presenter and actor, has reportedly been arrested over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt last year. Along with Pekin, 8 other actors were also sent to prion on similar charges. According to several Turkish media outlets, Pekin, who was detained by police […]

One of Turkey’s most prominent businessmen and the chairman of İstanbul-based Anadolu Kültür Association, Osman Kavala, has voiced his anticipation that “justice will prevail sooner or later” in his comments on his recent arrest by Turkey. Releasing a statement through his lawyers, Kavala acknowledged messages of support from the country and abroad. “Messages of support coming from

Prime coup suspect Kemal Batmaz’s brother Sakir Batmaz was put in pretrial on terror charges. State-run Anadolu news agency said on Friday that Sakir Batmaz is accused of being an alleged Fethullahist Terrorist Organisation (FETO) leader. Dismissed from Kayseri’s Erciyes University a professor of contemporary history, Batmaz earlier spent some time behind bars on charges

The US soldiers and diplomats in Turkey and elsewhere will be executed by “revenge teams” in case of a second coup attempt in the country, pro-government journalist Fatih Tezcan tweeted Wednesday. “If the US attempts to carry out a military coup in Turkey one more time and kills people, police and military officers, nobody will

Enver Kılıç and Zabit Kişi, the two Turkish nationals who were abducted from a plane in Kazakhstan in mid-September turn out to have been forcedly returned to Turkey and taken into custody, according to media. Aktif Haber online news portal said on Nov 9 that the two are being held under custody in Turkey. The

Turkey’s State Hydraulic Works (DSI), the agency responsible for national water resources has asked its employees to declare their social media accounts as well as their families’, according to Swedish media outlet Arbetet. The article, titled “Turkish Surveillance Invades Social Media Privacy,” said DSI’s 22,000 employees were asked to list the social media accounts used

The number of Turkish citizens who fled Turkey following a failed coup last year and applied for asylum in Germany in October totals 1,059, Deutsche Welle said on Thursday. According to a Deutsche Welle report on Thursday, the German Interior Ministry said the number of Turkish refugee claimants in Germany was 1,059 in October. The corresponding number

The Berliner Schaubühne theater has scrapped an upcoming production of Shakespeare’s Richard III in Istanbul, fearing arrest of its staff, on Tuesday. “The arrests of many journalists, scientists and human rights activists in recent weeks and months,” as well as security concerns, were behind the decision, Deutsche Welle cited a press statement by the theater

An Ardahan teacher who was removed from his/her job and later detained for four days has turned out to be blacklisted on state records as he was denied notary service to sell his/her car. According to Hurriyet daily newspaper, H.A. was dismissed from job as a teacher over alleged ties to the Gulen movement like thousands