by TurkeyPurge | Apr 18, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
An academic was tur along with a former police officer near Turkey-Greece border where they were reportedly on their way to escape the country as asylum seekers. State-run Anadolu news agency reported Apr 16 that the pair was stopped in a restricted military zone near...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 18, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
An Edirne man, identified as Fikret A., was arrested for helping his son-in-law escape from Turkey to Greece as an asylum seeker. State-run Anadolu news agency said Apr 13 that gendarme detained Fikret A due his allegedly suspicious behavior near Turkey-Greece border....
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 2, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
At least 3 people were detained while they were reportedly on their way to escape from Turkey to Greece as refugee claimants, media reported Apr 1. Detained near Edirne’s Yenikadın village just before they crossed the Turkey-Greece border illegally, the suspects...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 26, 2019 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown
21-year-old university student Mahir Mete Kul was found dead days after the boat he used to cross Evros river between Greece and Turkey capsized on March 24. A computer science student at Istanbul’s Beykent University, Kul spent 10 months in prison on charges of...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 9, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
At least 7 people were detained while they were reportedly on their way to escape from Turkey to Greece as refugee claimants, media reported Friday. The suspects include 3 children a former teacher and a former police officer. The group was also accompanied by another...
Isparta man with Parkinson’s disease briefly detained over alleged Gulen links
Stage 2 cancer patient sent to prison over Gulen links: report
Purge-victim İzmir man suffers facial paralysis in solitary confinement: report
Turkish court arrests Samsun man for “insulting” Ataturk
Missing purge-victim bureaucrat “found” in Ankara prison: daughter
Purge-victim woman dies of Covid-19: report
A year ago today: Purge-victim police officer dies of Covid-19 in prison
5-year old kid with down syndrome joins mother in prison: report
At least 106 people died in Turkish prisons since July 2016: report
Purge-victim judge becomes watermelon vendor to make a living