by TurkeyPurge | Jul 1, 2017 | Human Tragedies
A 29 year-old woman died of heart attack on Monday while on her way to visit her husband who has been imprisoned over links to Turkey’s Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a failed coup last summer. According to a local news outlet, Pınar...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 27, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Dilek Sağlam, a teacher and mother of a 10-month-old baby, has been under arrest since June 12 because her husband could not be found by the police, TR724 reported on Tuesday. Sağlam has a 5-year-old daughter who is unable to continue her treatment for shortness of...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 18, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Tuba Kaya, a 27-year-old reporter from the now-closed Zaman daily, was arrested on Sept. 19 after her ex-husband lodged a complaint claiming that she was a member of Turkey’s Gülen group, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15,...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 5, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Şule Akkaya, a primary school teacher who was detained on June 1 as part of an investigation into Turkey’s Gülen group, reportedly covers 40 to 50 km twice a day to breastfeed her one-year-old baby in Zonguldak. According to TR724 news portal, Şule Akkaya, whose...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 23, 2017 | Human Tragedies
We can all pack up and go home because a 4-year-old has just rendered Turkey’s Children’s Day meaningless. Minutes before paying a visit to her jailed father early on Sunday morning, H.A. was photographed in front of Sakarya L Type Prison wearing a T-shirt bearing a...
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