Today In Crackdown

Five more companies belonging to the Mugla-based Cobanlar Group has been seized by the government over alleged links to the Gülen movement, accused of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. The movement denies any involvement. Trustees were appointed to Cobanlar’s 3 companies on June 4 and to the same group’s 2 other companies on […]

Dismissed from his position as a civil servant at a state-run hospital, 48-year-old A.I.P. was sentenced to 6 years, 6 months and 22 days in prison. Under arrest for 10 months over his alleged ties to the Gulen movement, A.I.P was given jail term on accusation of membership to a terrorist organization. Turkish government accuses

French photojournalist Mathias Depardon, who was detained on May 8 in Turkey, deported from in a plane from İstanbul’s Atatürk Airport to France after his release on Friday. French photojournalist Mathias Depardon, who was detained on May 8 in Turkey, will be deported on Friday, Christophe Deloire, secretary-general of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), announced on

While posing with a gun during an interview, the leader of an armed pro-government group said the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government supports its followers owning guns, especially after a failed coup in July 2016. In a video recording of an interview by Ahsen TV reporter Bülent Yapraklıoğlu, known for his staunch support

Taner Kılıç, a lawyer and the chairman of Amnesty International Turkey’s board, were arrested by an İstanbul court on Friday as part of an investigation into Turkey’s Gülen group. According to a tweet posted by Gauri Van Gulik, deputy Europe Director at Amnesty International, Kılıç has been “charged and remanded in pre-trial detention.” Kılıç is

Co-Chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Figen Yüksekdağ has been handed down a prison sentence of one year for “publicly insulting the government of Turkey,” the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday. The Adana 11th Penal Court of First Instance convicted Yüksekdağ for a speech she made during a press statement in

A Kocaeli-based couple, identified with initials A.T. and A.T., were arrested along with their three kids near Greek border in Edirne province, on Wednesday. The family was reportedly on their way to escape Turkey to Greece as they fear government persecution in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. Both A.T. and his

11 bank employees were detained in Ankara-based investigation into the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, on Thursday. Detention warrants were issued for 20 people who were earlier dismissed from their jobs at the central bank; the government-seized Bank Asya; the state-owned development and investment bank, Iller Bankasi; and

Four academics, identified as Ç.Ş, M.G.K, M.A. and M.F.S., from Erciyes University was jailed as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, on Thursday. Accused of having used ByLock, a smartphone app that Turkish authorities claim to be the top communication tool

A Panamanian-flagged vessel was forced to dock by the Turkish coast guard while it was sailing through the Dardanelles on Thursday after its Turkish captain allegedly insulted President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in radio communication, Turkish media reported. According to a story on the CNN Türk website, the dry cargo vessel Salix was stopped after the