Today In Crackdown

The German Foreign Ministry has announced that Turkish police detained two German nationals at Antalya airport over alleged links to the Gülen group, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. According to the Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Adebahr, the detentions are “politically motivated,” while Turkish media reported that the suspects had […]

At least 22,000 inmates are forced to sleep on the floor as the prison population has exceeded 224,000 for the first time in Turkey’s history, the artigercek news website reported on Wednesday. According to the report, 202,000 inmates can be accommodated in current prisons, in which more than 224,000 prisoners are incarcerated, forcing 22,000 of

Georgia’s Ministry of Education has revoked the teaching license of the Demirel College, a private school founded in Tbilisi by the followers of the Gulen movement, in a move that came three months after the jailing of its principal at Turkey’s request. The National Center for Education Quality Enhancement (NCEQE), an agency at the Ministry

Indictments have been issued for 19 people, including 15 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s security detail, for attacking protesters in Washington, D.C., during an official visit in May. The indictments, which were announced Tuesday, accuse the perpetrators of attacking people who were protesting the visit of Erdoğan and of committing a crime of

The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has allegedly developed a software to identify Gülenists soldier witnin the army, the pro-gov’t Sabah daily reported on Wednesday. According to the report, the software categorizes the relations of TSK members with the Gülen group using green, yellow and red colors. Gülen group is accused by the Turkish government of

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 1711 people were detained, with 998 of them put in pre-trial detention in operations targeting Turkey’s Kurdish minority, and the Gülen group, which the Turkish government accuses

Turkish police have detained 23 people in a Corum-based probe on accusations that they use a smart phone application known as ByLock, on Aug 28. According to state-run Anadolu agency, arrest warrants were issued for 33 people in eight provinces as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, accused by the Turkish government of

At least 408 Turkish citizens claimed asylum in Switzerland in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, according to Reuters. In response to a parliamentary inquiry, Swiss State Secretariat for Migration 408 Turkish citizens sought asylum since the July coup attempt, including some holders of diplomatic passports, Reuters reported. Turkey survived a military

The wife and one of the sons of former police chief Anadolu Atayun, who has already been under arrest for some 3 years, was detained in Mugla’s coastal district of Fethiye while they were trying to illegally escape to Greece in a boat. Following a 34-hour chase launched upon a complaint, Fethiye police carried out an

Ömer Çatkıç, a former Turkish national football team goalkeeper was arrested on Monday on as part of an investigation into the Gülen group, which is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. Detained on Aug 22, Çatkıç is accused of being a member of the Gulen movement. Among