by TurkeyPurge | May 13, 2019 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown
Psychiatry professor Haluk Savaş said he was denied passport due to the fact that he had been dismissed as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown. Savaş was earlier held under arrest for months over his alleged links to the Gülen movement before he was...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 29, 2019 | Human Tragedies
A physics teacher at a high school in Turkey’s Bursa province until he was dismissed, Gökşin Öz died of cancer at the age of 43, several sources reported. Oz spent some time in prison as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement’s followers in the...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
An Ankara-based nurse who was removed from her job as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown, has died of cancer, leaving her three children behind, opposition deputy Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu tweeted on Nov 19. Gülhan Köseler, a 33-year-old nurse in...
by TurkeyPurge | May 7, 2018 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown
Ali Hocaoğlu, a Turkish businessmen who had spent a year in pre-trial detention over his alleged links to the Gulen movement, has died of gastric cancer, according to media. Izmir-based businessman was jailed as part of an investigation into the Gulen followers in...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 25, 2018 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown
An Elazig teacher identified as Cemal Gürer has died of cancer, according to online news portal Akfifhaber. Jailed over his links to the Gulen movement, Gürer was in pre-trial detention for some time, Aktifhaber said Wednesday. “His cancer problem relapsed while in...
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