by TurkeyPurge | Oct 12, 2019 | Human Tragedies
Adem Erdoğdu, a chronic cardiac patient who has been held in prison for over two years on terror, coup charges, is denied release despite having suffered a cardiac problem. According to a Twitter account, Erdoğdu’s heart works at 20 percent capacity only and his...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
At least 8 people have been detained by Turkish police for “planning” to protest the Operation Peace Spring, a military operation launched by Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in the east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria. According to the state-run...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A medical doctor in Turkey has filed a criminal complaint against Turkish singer Sıla Gençoğlu on the grounds that the lyrics of one of her songs — light up a cigarette — encourages young people to smoke. Sıla is known for her critical stance towards the...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Haluk Levent, a Turkish rock singer and leading a public figure, has recently paid a visit to a purge-victim teacher who now weighs only 29 kilograms due to a series of health problems. The singer tweeted on October 10 that Ahbap, an Istanbul-based aid foundation,...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 12, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Ramazan Kuru, a 67-year-old Turkish man who has been held in prison for 3,5 years on coup charges, was denied release despite having a heart attack in his cell on October 4. According to a Twitter account, Kuru, after the heart attack, underwent a cardiopulmonary...
