by TurkeyPurge | May 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A 10-year-old boy, identified with his initials V.T., has been severely wounded after being shot by an armoured vehicle in Turkey’s eastern province of Muş. Media reported Thursday that V.T., got injured by a gunfire from an armored police vehicle that was on...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 28, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Deniz Naki, a German football player with Kurdish roots will not return to his Turkey-based team, Amedspor over security concerns, Der Spiegel said Saturday. Naki wants to dissolve his contract with Amedspor and stay in Germany, 28-year-old’s lawyer Stephan Kuhn told...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 13, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Ümit Horzum, a former public servant who was removed from his job at Turkish Accreditation Agency (TURKAK) in a government’s post-coup emergency decree, was abducted from his car in Ankara, according to his wife. “I haven’t heard from my husband Ümit Horzum since...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 6, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The principal of a secondary Imam Hatip school in Kutahya province, identified by his/her initials A.Ş., was detained for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Media reported Monday that police stopped A.Ş.’s car for exceeding the speed limit near Boluce...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 9, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
An Ardahan teacher who was removed from his/her job and later detained for four days has turned out to be blacklisted on state records as he was denied notary service to sell his/her car. According to Hurriyet daily newspaper, H.A. was dismissed from job as a teacher...
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9 international human rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
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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3 more opposition deputies stripped of parliamentary status in Turkey: report
Turkish woman says she was tortured with acid in police custody: report