Turkey Targets Media, Army, Police With Latest Coup Purges

Source:Bloomberg Date:27Apr2019

A court Thursday said eight people who used to work at the Cumhuriyet daily must return to prison to serve the remainder of their terms for terrorism-related offences, the state-run Anadolu

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Half a million people in Turkey subject to prosecution over Gülen links: ministry

Source:Stockholm Center for Freedom Date:06Mar2019

According to the ministry, a total of 500,650 people have been investigated over real and alleged links to the Gülen movement. According to the same statistics, 30,947 people are currently jailed

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HSBC Turkey Chief to Stand Trial in April for Erdogan Insult

Source:Yahoo News Date:08Feb2019

Fear of any anti-government protest  reaching the level of paranoia:  HSBC’s Selim Kervanci was being investigated by the prosecutor’s office over a video he retweeted during the so-called Gezi

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1.2 million people victimised by Turkey’s emergency rule – rights group

Source:Ahval News Date:12Feb2018

The extent of the Gulenist tragedy: The report said the unemployment rate among the purged civil servants are 65 percent and those employed are now in low-paying jobs due to harassment. 50

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European Parliament’s ‘rights in Turkey’ resolution null and void: Turkish Foreign Ministry

Source:Hurriyet Daily News Date:09Feb2018

I smile cycnically when people tell me Turkey-EU relations are improving.  We are talking about a country which refuses ot akcnowledge the authority of the European Parliament.  Funny that Turkey

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