Tag Archives: Turkey
| Hundreds more journalists arrested as purge deepens in Turkey
Ten more journalists detained on 41st day of Turkey’s State of Emergency rule
On August 30, detention warrants were issued for 35 journalists as part of the probe launched into the July 15 coup d’état attempt, officially called the “Fethhullah Gülenist Terrorist Organization/Parallel State Structure (FETÖ/PDY)” investigation. Nine of the 35 individuals on the most recent list were detained in raids that started at dawn.
“Godfather” Biden visits Turkey
by Andre Damon
On Wednesday, US Vice President Joseph Biden arrived in Turkey to announce, at a joint press conference with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, that the United States military would directly support Turkey in its incursion into northern Syria.
Turkey Crackdown Chronicle: Week of August 7, 2016
Police detain two journalists from state broadcaster
Police detained two correspondents for Turkey’s state-owned broadcaster TRT last night and this morning, the news website Bianet reported today. Police detained Bertan Golal from his home in Istanbul. Police attempted to detain Özcan Keser from his home in Istanbul, but the journalist was not at home when they arrived, so they phoned him and asked him to turn himself in. Keser did so, arriving at Istanbul’s Vatan Street Police Station this morning. Both journalists had previously worked for the pro-Hizmet movement Cihan News Agency, according to Bianet. The government accuses the Hizmet movement of planning a July 15 failed military coup.
| Greek islands overflowing with migrants amid EU fears Turkey will abandon refugee deal
Greek authorities on several islands in the Aegean Sea are raising the alarm over an increasing influx of refugees from Turkey, which has soared since the failed coup, while the EU fears Turkey will not keep to its promises regarding the refugee deal.
