by TurkeyPurge | Aug 9, 2019 | Hate Crime, Hate Speech, Today in Crackdown
A Turkish insurance company would not provide service to a customer on the basis that he/she is suspected of ties to the Gulen movement, according to social media. The Twitter account @tutsakavukatt shared the screenshot of an error message the customer reportedly...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 24, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A Turkish man, arrested on charges of post-coup charges, has passed away following a brain surgery at an Eskisehir hospital, media reported Wednesday. The arrestee, named Ali Ayverdi, was the regional manager of Surat Cargo in Eskisehir until the courier was closed...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Ankara prosecutors have opened an investigation into German journalist of Turkish descent Süheyla Kaplan, over posts on her social media accounts, Deutsche Welle Turkish service reported on Friday. Three posts she shared on Facebook and Twitter are now subject to...
by TurkeyPurge | May 29, 2019 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown
Harun Karateke, a 27-year-old English teacher who was jailed in March 2017 due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, is suffering mental health problems in jail and is not receiving proper treatment, the Aktif Haber news website reported on Tuesday. Karateke was...
by TurkeyPurge | May 28, 2019 | Today in Crackdown, Torture
The Ankara Bar Association on Tuesday published a report including interviews with five detainees who were subjected to torture last weekend at a detention center in Ankara, exposing details of the torture perpetrated by law enforcement officials. Another detainee who...
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