Campaign seeks donations for purge-victim Turkish asylum seekers in Greece
A fundraising campaign has been launched for fifteen Turkish asylum seekers who suffer from a series of diseases, including brain tumor and appendix cancer. Thousands of people have fled Turkey due to a massive witch-hunt launched by the Justice and Development Party...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 33 military cadets, 7 former army members
An Ankara prosecutor has issued detention warrants for a total of 33 military cadets and seven ex-military officers over alleged links to Turkey's Gulen group, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The group denies any...
At lease 41 prisoners dies of cancer in Turkish prisons since 2016
At least 41 prisoners have died of cancer related complications in prisons across Turkey between July 2016 and January 2021, the Bold news portal reported. 9 others still remain incarcerated over a variety of trumped-up terror charges, including alleged membership in...
Woman with Thyroid Cancer sent to prison on “terror charges” in Afyonkarahisar
Fatma Zehra Babacan, a Turkish woman who suffers from stage 3 Thyroid Cancer, has been sent to prison in Afyonkarahisar after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld a previous conviction that was based on politically motivated charges, the Bold news portal reported. The...
Purge-victim man with chronic kidney disease denied release from prison
Fırat Mercan, a Turkish citizen who has been held in İstanbul's notorious Silivri Prison for 2 years over alleged terror charges, has been denied release from prison in his second appearance before a parole board. Mercan is a chronic kidney patient and he has...
Nationalist assailant murders 7 members of a Kurdish family in apparent hate crime: report
A nationalist assailant has killed at least seven members of a Kurdish family living in Turkey’s Central Anatolia region in an apparent hate crime, the Turkish media reported. Te lawyer representing the deceased family said that although the family was harassed...
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[VIDEO] Purge-victim military cadets, families stage sit in protests in front of ECHR headquarters in Strasbourg
A group of military cadets and their family members who have left Turkey in the aftermath of a coup attempt in 2016, have staged a sit in protest in front of the building housing the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France in an attempt to raise...
Malta court arrests 2 purge-victim Turkish citizens: report
Two Turkish citizens who fled Turkey to avoid prosecution over trump-up terror charges, were sentenced to 6 months in prison by a court in Malta on Wednesday over use of forged travel documents, the Malta Times news portal reported. They were reportedly caught by the...
Bylock’s copyright owner sent to prison in Turkey, says state-run Anadolu agency
Alpaslan Demir, a US-Turkish dual citizen who is the copyright owner of the encrypted communication app ByLock, has been placed in pre-trial detention in Turkey over terror accusations, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. According to the agency, Demir...
“I have been asked for ₺150k bribe for reinstatement to job,” says purge-victim public servant
A public servant who was fired from his job with a gov't decree issued after a coup attempt in 2016, was asked to pay ₺150k bribe for reinstatement to job, the Medya Blok news portal reported. Speaking to İyi Party leader Meral Akşener during her visit to Van province...
Turkish authorities destroy buildings housing now-closed Samanyolu TV
Turkish authorities have destroyed buildings housing the now-closed Gülen-linked Samanyolu TV Samanyolu Broadcasting Group, a media company that had operated radio and television broadcasting, publication and distribution of newspapers. The Samanyolu Media Group is...
Purge-victim army veteran is in his 160th day of imprisonment on terror charges: report
Bilal Konakçı, a former bomb disposal expert who lost his right hand and both eyes while trying to dispose of a bomb in 2009, is in his 160th day of imprisonment on charges of membership in the Gulen group, accused of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The group...
Germany to deport 2 Turkish asylum seekers to Bulgaria tomorrow
Two Turkish citizens who filed an asylum claim in Germany to avoid persecution by the Erdogan government, are going to be deported to Bulgaria by the German authorities tomorrow, the Bold medya reported. The two asylum seekers, who are believed to have been affiliated...
Turkish judge detained by police hours after releasing Gulenists pending trial: report
A Turkish judge was detained by police under the pretext of alleged use of ByLock mobile phone application, hours after ruling to release a group of Gulenists on pending trial, according to a report released by the Advocates Of Silenced Turkey (ASD). The report,...
Turkey revokes passport of Sedat Peker’s son
Turkish government has revoked the passport of Celalhan Peker, the son of organized crime boss Sedat Peker. According to a series of tweets posted by Celalhan, his inquiry on the e-Government Gateway, a website offering access to all public services in Turkey, brought...
783 companies across Turkey managed by Erdogan-appointed trustees: CHP deputy
At least 783 companies across Turkey are currently managed by trustees appointed by the Erdogan government under the pretext of terror suspicion, according to a main opposition CHP deputy. Speaking to the media, Bülent Kuşoğlu, CHP's vice chairman, accused Turkey’s...
From judge to farmer: The story of purge victim judge is featured in new KHK TV documentary
A purge-victim Turkish judge is trying to rebuild his life after he was fired from his job with a government decree issued under post-coup emergency rule in 2016. Eyüp Sarı's extraordinary story is featured an online TV station on YouTube, known as KHK TV, established...
Thousands investigated under the pretext of alleged use of the ByLock, ex-deputy says
Thousands of Erdogan critics have been investigated under the pretext of alleged use of the ByLock mobile phone application in the aftermath of the 2016 coup attempt, even though a large majority of the victims has never had the app on their phones, according to a...