by TurkeyPurge | Jan 15, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
A handcuffed purge-victim teacher buried his 16-year-old son on Sunday in an emotional chapter of a controversy that has gripped the country and spurred accusations of double standards against post-coup arrestees in Turkey. Purge-victim teacher, Nureddin Odabaşı has...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 30, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Yurdal Gökçe, a purge-victim police officer who died on November 29 in a construction accident in Gebze, has been reinstated to his job, the Kronos news website reported. Gökçe (41) was dismissed by a decree issued by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a coup...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 28, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Leaked photos have revealed the final minutes of Teoman Gökçe, a top judge and a former member of the Turkish Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) who passed away following a heart attack in prison in April 2018. In the photos, which were reportedly taken on April...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 27, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Tunahan Gözlügöl, a student from Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), has been sentenced to 8 years and 22 days in prison for “insulting” rector Mustafa Verşan Kök in a tweet he posted last month. According to the Yol Haber news portal, Gözlügöl...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 26, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 24,256 military members have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) due to alleged links to the Gülen group since a coup attempt in July 2016, according to the Defense Ministry, the T24 news portal reported. Turkey accuses the group of...
Purge-victim teacher attends son’s funeral in handcuffs and heavy police presence
Purge-victim police officer reinstated to job a month after his death
Purge-victim judge’s last ever pictures revealed
ODTÜ student gets 8 months in prison over tweets criticizing rector
24,256 dismissed from Turkish army since failed 2016 coup: Defense Ministry
Kurdish man released from prison after serving 30 years on terror charges
Turkish court rules to keep businessman Kavala in prison once again
2 Kurdish brothers set free after 30 years in Turkish prison: report
Former judge enters 44th day in prison with her 6-month-old baby: report
4-year-old child joins mother in prison: report