by TurkeyPurge | Nov 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Wardens at İstanbul’s Silivri prison reportedly forced Oğuz Usluer, a former news coordinator at HaberTurk TV who has been behind bars since Dec 28, 2016, to get a haircut against his will, according to main opposition Republican Peoples’ Partty (CHP) deputy Baris...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 7, 2017 | Human Rights Abuses, Torture
Bergül Varan, a Turkish woman who was briefly detained over terror charges said police tore out her hair with Ottomans military band, widely known as Mehter, playing in the background during detention. “They rooted out my hair and dance with Mehter march”...