by TurkeyPurge | May 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
At least 12 people including housewives, teachers, university personnel and some police officers were taken into custody for interrogation as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement, on May 18. Igdir based operation accuses the suspects of membership the...
by TurkeyPurge | May 9, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Ten-year-old autistic child of Ihsan Aslan, a Turkish businessman who was detained in Malaysia last week, has been physically harming himself to express his sadness, his mother Ainnurul Aisyah Yunos told press on May 8. Unable to talk, Rafael slaps his face repeatedly...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 28, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Kayseri physician, identified as H.H.Y., received a jail sentence of 3 years and 45 days on accusation of membership to the Gulen movement. The government accuses the movement of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt and calls it a terrorist organization. H.H.Y....
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 20, 2017 | Hate Crime, Human Rights Abuses, Today in Crackdown
Mysterious disappearances involving already-victimized opposition groups have become a common occurrence in Turkey in the aftermath of a July 15 coup attempt, with at least seven cases of alleged abduction reported so far. Those not seen for quite some time all have...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 10, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A Bursa court has ruled for the continuation of the arrest for Seyfettin Yiğit, a prosecutor who was found dead in a prison bathroom in September of last year. The court was responding to a request for Yiğit’s release seven months after he died in prison, according to...
Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
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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