by TurkeyPurge | Jun 22, 2017 | Human Rights Abuses, Today in Crackdown
Murat Okumus, a 40-year-old accountant who was a manager at the government-closed Sifa University Hospital in Izmir, was abducted, marking second forced disappearance in a week. “MY SON WAS ABDUCTED! I have failed to get a satisfactory answer from the institutions I...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 18, 2017 | Hate Crime, Human Rights Abuses, Today in Crackdown
A video footage, claimed to be captured in Turkey’s western province of Izmir, reportedly shows that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) supporters physically attacked naysayers on the night of the crucial referendum on Apr 16. Citizens of Turkey cast...