by TurkeyPurge | Aug 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The number of Turkish nationals claiming asylum in 28 EU countries plus Norway and Switzerland has increased by 2,590 or 39 percent in the first half of 2018, a recent report noted. Malta-based the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) released asylum statistics...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 4, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
The arrest and subsequent deportation of six Turkish nationals legally residing in Kosovo raise questions about the respect of the due process of law,” said Maja Kocijancic, spokesperson for the European Commission told Kosovo-based Gazeta Express on Tuesday. “The...
by TurkeyPurge | May 25, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
European Union leaders should consider economic pressure against Turkey to end post-coup human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a written statement on May 23. “A meeting planned for May 25, 2017, between European Union leaders and President Recep Tayyip...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 6, 2016 | Int'l Reactions
Lawyer Ömer Turanlı has called on human rights organizations and the relevant commissions of the EU to immediately monitor incidents taking place in Turkey’s prisons while expressing grave concerns about the safety of his clients due to claims of a staged riot. In a...
Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
Turkish mob boss: Erdogan gov’t asked me to murder American pastor Andrew Brunson
Turkey jails mother of imprisoned military cadet
Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms
Purge-victim Turkish professor dies of cancer at 54
9 international human rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. House Committee Chair calls on Turkish President Erdogan to release purge-victim prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
Counter-terrorism units raid house of Adana family over “financial aid” to purge-victim families
3 more opposition deputies stripped of parliamentary status in Turkey: report
Turkish woman says she was tortured with acid in police custody: report