by TurkeyPurge | Jun 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish authorities have transferred the ownership of churches, houses of worship and cemeteries that have belonged to the Syriac community for over 1,600 years to Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) as part of a process of liquidation in Mardin...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 3, 2017 | Human Rights Abuses, Today in Crackdown
A recent report by the weekly magazine Agos said at least 76 people in Turkish prisons have been on indefinite hunger strike in protest of their imprisonment as well as poor conditions behind bars. The prisoners who went on hunger strike include three MPs from the...
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Turkish mob boss: Erdogan gov’t asked me to murder American pastor Andrew Brunson
Turkey jails mother of imprisoned military cadet
Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms
Purge-victim Turkish professor dies of cancer at 54
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U.S. House Committee Chair calls on Turkish President Erdogan to release purge-victim prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
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