FIRE-EARTH Report: Turkey 27 – Rising Fascism

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Journalists in Turkey face up to 43 years in prison

Background summary:

• Your only right is to remain silent. If you say anything, you could be imprisoned for decades without so much as a sham trial.
• “[Erogan’s] government closed down by decree over 160 media outlets, most linked to the Gülen movement or Kurdish media. The number of journalists in pretrial detention on the basis of their writing and journalistic activities surged to 144 by mid-November, making Turkey once again a world leader in jailing journalists.”
• Currently, more than a  dozen journalists at Cumhuriyet, a leading opposition newspaper in Turkey, are charged with aiding a terrorist organization, and face up to 43 years in prison.
• More than 160 journalists have already been imprisoned in Turkey without trial, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

[Prepared by an affiliated team of political scientists.]

• Turkey Reports Nos. 01 – 27 are available from FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.

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• Turkey celebrates anniversary of false-flag coup

 

FIRE-EARTH Report: Turkey 22

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Turkey celebrates anniversary of false-flag coup

Erdogan marked anniversary of the murderous plot [dubbed the “failed coup”] that solidified his hold on power.

[Prepared by an affiliated team of political scientists.]

• Reports Turkey 01 – 22 are available from FIRE-EARTH PULSARS.

Background:

• At least 260 people were killed and 2,200 others wounded.
• Up to 190,000 state employees were purged up to the eve of the plot anniversary on Friday.
• Yesterday, some 7,400 state employees were fired on Friday alone as the government continued its purge for alleged links to “terrorist groups.”
• Erdogan’s fascist regime has also carried out at least 50,000 arrests.
• Last week, hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Istanbul concluding a 450km “justice” march against the government.