72-year-old purge-victim cardiac patient pictured on way to hospital from prison
Bekir Bayram, a 72-year-old imprisoned Turkish man with heart disease, was pictured on Tuesday on the way the Isparta State Hospital for a coronary artery bypass surgery. According to Turkish journalist Sevinç Özarslan, a second coronary artery stent was placed in to...
5-year-old Murat joins his mother in prison: report
A mother took her 5-year-old son to prison with her after being jailed over alleged links to the Gulen group, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The group denies any involvement. According to journalist Sevinç Özarslan, Emine...
Stage 4 cancer patient held in solitary confinement since March 2021: report
Yusuf Özmen, a purge-victim cancer patient who was arrested in March 2021 to serve a sentence on a Gülen-linked conviction, has reportedly been held in a solitary confinement at an İstanbul prison ever since. According to Turkish journalist Sevinç Özarslan, Özmen’s...
Purge-victim Turkish judge, wife drown in Aegean Sea: report
İbrahim Gündüz, a purge-victim Turkish judge, and his wife died after a dinghy transporting migrants from the coast of Turkey sank on Friday near the Greek island of Kos, Greek authorities said. According to a report by Turkish Journalist Sevinç Özarslan, three others...
Purge-victim police officer dies after accident at construction site
Yurdal Gökçe, a police officer who was dismissed by a decree issued by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, died on November 29 in a construction accident in Gebze, journalist Sevinç Özarslan reported. According to the report,...
Turkish court set 10 military cadets free after 5 years of imprisonment: report
An İstanbul court has ruled to release 10 military cadets from prison after five years of imprisonment over involvement in the coup attempt in July 16, 2016. The reunion between the purge-victim cadets and their families was captured on camera and the result was,...
Turkish court jails opposition politician over “espionage” charges
A Turkish court has ruled to place Metin Gürcan, a politician from the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), in pre-trial detention on accusations of “political and military espionage,” the Hurriyet daily news reported. According to the report, Gürcan denied the...
24,253 officers fired from Turkish army since failed 2016 coup: Defense Ministry
A total of 24,253 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 public relations officer Maj. Pınar Kara. Kara also said at a press conference in Tuesday...
Turkey seeks 15 years in prison for former Gazi rector over “terror” charges: report
An indictment prepared by an Ankara prosecutor is seeking up to 15 years in prison for the former rector of Ankara's Gazi University, Süleyman Büyükberber, due to their alleged links to the Gülen group, which the Turkish government blames for a failed coup in 2016....
Turkish woman says subjected to strip search in police custody
Tuğba Arıcı, a Turkish social media user, has tweeted that she was subjected to a strip search while in police detention for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on social media. "... later I figured it out that it was for insulting the president. They detained me...
Purge-victim teacher commits suicide a day after getting scolded by a judge during a trial
Recep Yayla, a Turkish teacher who was fired from his job with a gov't decree issued following a coup attempt in 2016, reportedly committed a suicide a day after appearing before judge on terror and coup accusations. According to a tweet posted by a freelance...
ECtHR orders Turkey to pay 5,000 euros in damages to 427 purge-victim judges, prosecutors
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled the Turkish government had unlawfully arrested a total of 427 judges and prosecutors after a failed coup attempt in July 15, 2016. Responding to a complaint brought by 427 members of the Turkish judiciary who...
Turkey issues detention warrants for 112 military members over Gulen links: report
The İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued detention warrants for 112 military member, including 65 military cadets, over their alleged links to the Gülen group, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The group denies any...
A year ago today: Purge-victim military cadet dies of cancer in prison
Yusuf Kurt, a purge-victim military cadet who was sentenced to life in prison after the 2016 coup attempt, died of cancer a year ago today in İstanbul's notorious Silivri prison. Kurt was among the 259 military cadets who were detained on coup charges on July 16, 2016...
Purge-victim disabled army veteran is in the 10th month of imprisonment on terror charges
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 the 10th month of his imprisonment on charges of membership in the Gulen group, accused of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The...
13-month old joins mother in prison: report
A 13-month-old kid, whose parents have been jailed over alleged Gulen links, has joined his mother in prison, according Turkish journalist Sevinç Özarslan. "16-month old baby Muaz was jailed with his mother and father yesterday, Özarslan tweeted. It is believed that...
U.S. Senator Wicker says Turkey among “worst abusers” of Interpol’s red notice system
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker accused the authoritarian regimes like Turkey, Russia, China, and Venezuela of abusing the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in order to punish dissidents and undermine the rule of law. Delivering a speech on the Senate...
Adana police detain human rights activist: report
Arlet Natali Avazyan, an Armenian-origin Turkish human rights activist, was briefly detained at Adana Şakirpaşa airport on Wednesday. According to her tweets, she was denied a boarding pass at check in and later was detained by the airport police. She later tweeted...