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 | 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 | Mar 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s Interior Ministry has paid more than 19 million Turkish lira to 249 people who provided information leading to the arrest or were instrumental in the death of supporters of the faith-based Gülen movement, a pro-government newspaper reported on Tuesday. A...
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 | Sep 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The New York-based Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) released a new report titled “Death in Custody: Right to Life in Turkish Prisons” expressing concerns over the increasing number of suspicious deaths in custody since an attempted coup on July 15, 2016 in...
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Son of purge-victim judge jumps to his death from İstanbul’s Galata Tower
Constitutional court rejects jailed Kurdish youngster’s appeal for release
This Kurdish youngster in 6th year in Silivri prison on coup charges
14 more military cadets set free after 6 years in prison
Turkish gov’t seeks extradition of critical journalist Cevheri Güven
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