Purge-victim Denizli teacher commits suicide

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 19, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Canan Ş., one of the thousands of teachers who were fired by the Turkish government due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement, committed suicide in the western province of Denizli on Monday, Turkish media reported. The 40-year-old woman, who left two children...

Purge-victim police chief dies of cancer in İzmir prison: report

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 17, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Yavuz Bölek, a former police chief who was dismissed from profession following corruption probes implicating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, died of colorectal cancer (CRC) on June 16, 2019. According to a twitter account, Bölek, 52, died in İzmir’s...

OMCT ‏calls on Turkish gov’t to investigate ‘credible’ torture allegations ‘across the country’

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 11, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) has called on Turkish government to investigate the allegations of torture and other ill-treatment happening across the country. The letter came days after the Şanlıurfa Bar Association claimed that 38 people who were detained...

26-year-old epilepsy patient held in Konya prison for months on coup charges: report

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 11, 2019 | Human Tragedies

Hatice Erol, a 26-year-old Turkish woman who suffers from epilepsy and requires daily medication, has been held in pre-trial detention in Konya prison for over 10 months over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen movement. The movement is accused by the Turkish...

Iconic Turkish singer under investigation for dedicating song to 13-year-old Gezi Park victim

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 6, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into Turkish singer Alpay after he at a concert commemorated a 13-year-old boy who was killed by the police during the Gezi Park protests of 2013, Gazete Duvar reported on Tuesday. The 84-year-old singer is now...