by TurkeyPurge | Dec 14, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Three Turkish YouTubers known for conducting street interviews with passersby on daily political developments, have been placed in house arrest for “inciting hatred and animosity against some groups” and publicly “denigrating the state and government.” Mehmet Koyuncu...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 13, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police have arrested three YouTubers known for conducting street interviews with passersby on daily political developments in Turkey, the Karar daily reported. Mehmet Koyuncu (@KendineMuhabir), Arif Kocabıyık (@ilavetv_) and Turan Kural (@sadevatandasyt) were...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 11, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Garibe Gezer, a Kurdish political prisoner who allegedly committed suicide in prison on Thursday, was denied a funeral vehicle by the pro-government mayor of The Mardin Municipality, according to a tweet by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). “This picture is...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 11, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Fatma Demirel, a health worker who was fired from her job with a gov’t decree issued following a coup attempt in 2016, reportedly committed a suicide at her home in Diyarbakır province. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a pro-Kurdish deputy, confirmed the death of 48-year-old...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 9, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
A Kurdish prisoner named Garibe Gezer reportedly took her own life on December 9 after spending several months in solitary confinement at the Kandıra F Type prison in Kocaeli province. Late in October, Turkish media reported that she was sexually harassed by a group...
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