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[VIDEO] Businessman dies in traffic accident while on way to visit relatives in prison

by TurkeyPurge | May 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

59-year-old businessman Sacit Çalık has died in a tragic traffic accident that claimed the lives of 4 others while he was reportedly on his way to visit his relatives imprisoned in an Elazig prison. Çalık’s car collided head-on with a minibus near Erzurum’s Cat...

Gov’t jails another 108 children in past three months, bringing total to 668

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 15, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

The number of children, aged between 0 to 6, who are being held in Turkish prisons along with their parents rose from 560 to 668, according to government data. In a statement to main opposition Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) deputy Gamze Ilgezdi’s question, the...

Father says wife, 11-month-old son under arrest despite medical problems

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 23, 2017 | Human Tragedies

Cengiz Zaza Akbaba, the husband of Gulistan Diken Akbaba said in a recent video that his wife and 11-month-old son have been under arrest despite the babies medical problems. “This child is only one of 560 children. Now, 560 children are not allowed to touch the soil,...

Turkey increasingly jails women as part of post-coup intimidation campaign: report

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 28, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish government has been systematically and deliberately hailing women as part of a fear and intimidation campaign in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt, the Sweden-based Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) said in a recent report on Apr 27. Titled “Jailing...

[VIDEO] Businessman dies in traffic accident while on way to visit relatives in prison

Gov’t jails another 108 children in past three months, bringing total to 668

Father says wife, 11-month-old son under arrest despite medical problems

Turkey increasingly jails women as part of post-coup intimidation campaign: report

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