by TurkeyPurge | Oct 15, 2016 | Human Tragedies
Emin Çölaşan, a veteran columnist from the country’s left-wing Kemalist daily, Sözcü, has shared a letter from the mother of a disabled man who was arrested as part of a government crackdown against the Gülen movement, in a bid to raise awareness about the victims of...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 15, 2016 | Human Tragedies
In yet another example of human tragedies proliferated in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt, a Sinop woman lost her twins in jail after she was arrested due to the ByLock mobile application that she says has never downloaded. Turkish government claims that...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 9, 2016 | Human Tragedies
Arrested when she was in the 16th week of her pregnancy, an anonymous judge says she is being forced to carry the pregnancy to term in prison. Emin Çölaşan, a veteran columnist for the country’s left-wing Kemalist daily, Sözcü, is continuing to publish letters he has...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 9, 2016 | Human Tragedies
In yet another example of disproportionate punishment imposed on people targeted in Turkey’s post-coup witch-hunt, an English-language teacher was put behind bars along with her 36-day-old baby in Mersin province. Emin Çölaşan, a veteran columnist from the country’s...
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