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51 people being held all together in a 12-people cell in prison, newly-released teacher says

51 people being held all together in a 12-people cell in prison, newly-released teacher says

by TurkeyPurge | May 11, 2019 | Int'l Reactions, Today in Crackdown

A total of 51 people are being kept in a cell in Diyarbakir prison that is meant for only 12 people,  Ayşe Çelik, a Kurdish teacher who was released from prison yesterday, has revealed. Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the imprisonment of Kurdish...
[VIDEO] 4 teachers, 4 children detained while fleeing from Turkish gov’t to Greece

[VIDEO] 4 teachers, 4 children detained while fleeing from Turkish gov’t to Greece

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A total of nine people including 4 children and 4 teachers were detained while they were reportedly on their way to escape to Greece. Dogan news agency reported Saturday that the group was rounded up in a restricted military zone near Evros river in Edirne, a small...
[VIDEO] 5 children, 8 others detained while on way to escape to Greece

[VIDEO] 5 children, 8 others detained while on way to escape to Greece

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

At least 13 people were detained while they were allegedly on their way to flee Turkey’s post-coup crackdown to Greece, media said on Jan 9. State-run Anadolu news agency said gendarmerie stopped a suspected group of 13 people in Gavurağılı neighborhood in the western...
Father of three released only after wife died following heart attack

Father of three released only after wife died following heart attack

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 2, 2017 | Human Tragedies

Engin Öztürk, a father of three who spent 15 months behind bars over his alleged ties to the Gulen movement, has been released only after his wife, Vina Öztürk passed away following a heart attack. Engin was the sole breadwinner of the Öztürk family until he was...
Turkey’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ in action: Drowned teacher’s accomplishment record removed

Turkey’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ in action: Drowned teacher’s accomplishment record removed

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 24, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Turkey’s Education Ministry has made a “necessary falsification” on its records shortly after a devoted physics teacher, removed from his job in the government’s post-coup purge, drowned along with his family while fleeing further persecution to Greece. Huseyin Maden,...
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