by TurkeyPurge | Apr 21, 2021 | Human Tragedies
Alparslan Güngör, a purge-victim Turkish judge, died of lung cancer on April 16, 2021, according to Sezgin Tanrıkulu, a deputy from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP). Tanrıkulu said during an online Twitter broadcasting on Monday that the judge...
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...
Turkish court bans access to Turkish editions of Deutsche Welle, VOA
Purge-victim military cadet pays visit to opposition leader days after being released from prison
Police detain 7 university students over “terrorism” accusations
Turkish court removes travel ban for former Zaman journalists
Antalya police detain YouTube journalist Arif Kocabıyık
87-year-old bedridden inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
İstanbul Pride: At least 361 LGBT activists detained throughout Sunday’s parade
Purge-victim law professor drowns trying to save friend at an Ontario lake
Hundreds gather in Strasbourg to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Turkish government 1,000 more police officers over alleged links to “terrorist organizations”