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History teacher, died of torture in police custody, reinstated to job 19 months after his death

History teacher, died of torture in police custody, reinstated to job 19 months after his death

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 27, 2018 | Human Tragedies

Gökhan Açıkkollu, a history teacher who was tortured to death while in police custody in the wake of a coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 over alleged membership in the Gülen group, was found innocent one-and-a-half years later and “reinstated” to his job. The...
Body of history teacher, died under custody, not allowed in Istanbul cemeteries: father

Body of history teacher, died under custody, not allowed in Istanbul cemeteries: father

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 29, 2017 | Human Tragedies

Gökhan Açıkkollu, a history teacher who died under custody after being detained as part of a post-coup investigation into the Gulen movement, was not allowed to be buried in Istanbul, according to his father Ayhan Açıkkollu. A video interview with the father on Aug 5,...

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