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,...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish woman, identified with the initials H.G.D., was jailed along with her 7-months-old baby after the Supreme Court of Appeals upheld the decision sentencing her to 6 years and 3 months in prison. Having spent 1 year behind bars, H.G.D was released in early 2013...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 2, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Mustafa Bayram, the mayor of the Halfeti district of the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), was detained on Friday as part of a terrorism investigation. Police teams conducted a search at the municipal building on...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 2, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Sevda Çelik Özbingöl, a lawyer representing Figen Yüksekdağ, the arrested co-chair of Turkey’s third largest political party, pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have been detained. Police in the eastern province of Şanlıurfa carried out an operation against...
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