Turkish army detains tens of Kurds in Şanlıurfa province: report

by TurkeyPurge | May 20, 2019 | Today in Crackdown, Torture

At least 20 people have been detained by Turkish army in Halfeti village of Şanlıurfa province over their alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is classified as a terrorist organization by the EU, the US and Turkey. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a...

Journalist tells story of Turkey’s post-coup detainees tortured in Ankara building

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 20, 2018 | Human Tragedies, Torture

Turkish journalist Cevheri Guven has claimed in a video footage that post-coup detainees are being taken to a specially-equipped building in Ankara where they are subject to torture . In a recent video recording published by the online news portal Bold Medya, Guven...

Former Turkish NATO officer reflects on his days in Ankara prison: Inmates given electric shocks to sign forced confessions

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 9, 2018 | Human Rights Abuses, Torture

Former Lt. Cdr. Cafer Topkaya, a purged and jailed Turkish naval officer who was assigned to NATO prior to a failed coup in Turkey, has told Deutsche Welle that he is coming out of the shadows to relate what he experienced “for those who can’t meet the press, who...

[VIDEO] Jailed doctor did not commit suicide but died due to torture: family

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 6, 2018 | Human Rights Abuses, Human Tragedies, Torture

Family members of İbrahim Halil Özyavuz, a medical doctor who was jailed in May over alleged links to the Gülen movement, said that Özyavuz did not commit suicide as previously reported but rather died after he was subjected to heavy torture by police officers while...

Dismissed public officer suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder after 7 days in custody: report

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 3, 2018 | Torture

A report by the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) shows that a Turkish man who was kept under police custody for 7 days in the wake of a controversial coup attempt on July 15, 2016 lost his mental health because of torture, ill-treatment and trauma. A Turkish...

Villagers tortured by soldiers in Turkey’s Hakkari, report claims

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 1, 2018 | Human Rights Abuses, Today in Crackdown, Torture

Two villagers from Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Hakkari province have been tortured for hours by a group of soldiers while they were shepherding their sheep, according to media. Mezopotampya online news agency said Friday that Ramazan Tas and Nasır Taş, two shepherds...