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At least 41 prisoners died of cancer in Turkish prisons since 2016

At least 41 prisoners died of cancer in Turkish prisons since 2016

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 3, 2021 | Today in Crackdown

At least 41 prisoners have died of cancer related complications in prisons across Turkey between July 2016 and January 2021, the Bold news portal reported. 9 others still remain incarcerated over a variety of trumped-up terror charges, including alleged membership in...
Evrensel daily news director gets 11 month in prison for insulting President Erdogan

Evrensel daily news director gets 11 month in prison for insulting President Erdogan

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 10, 2021 | Today in Crackdown

Cem Şimşek, the news director of the Evrensel Daily, has been sentenced to 11 months, 20 days in prison for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a reported published in 2015. The Bakırköy 27th penal court of first instance ruled on Thursday that the...
Turkish judge who called Intelligence head to testify in court, sentenced to 11 years in prison on Gulen charges

Turkish judge who called Intelligence head to testify in court, sentenced to 11 years in prison on Gulen charges

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 30, 2021 | Today in Crackdown

Sadrettin Sarıkaya, a judge who called Turkey’s İntelligence chief to testify as part of corruption investigations of December 17-25, 2013, which implicated then-Prime Minister Erdoğan, has been sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison on membership of the...
Turkey jails Kurdish journalist on terror charges

Turkey jails Kurdish journalist on terror charges

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 17, 2021 | Today in Crackdown

Kurdish journalist Lokman Sezgin has been sent to prison to serve the remainder of his prison sentences handed down by Turkish courts last year. According to Mezopotamya news portal, Sezgin was arrested by the police as he was getting a Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital...
Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms

Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 1, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on the Turkish parliament to pass laws that ban social media platforms, including Twitter and Netflix, due to the “recent increase of immoral acts” on these platforms. The President’s address came a day after...
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