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At least 50 dismissed public employees committed suicide since failed coup: union

At least 50 dismissed public employees committed suicide since failed coup: union

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

More than 50 former public employees committed suicide after they were removed from their offices as part of the government’s post-coup purge of state institutions, according to the Confederation of Public Employees’ Trade Unions (KESK). Over 50 people, among them...
22,000 public servants, families forced to declare social media accounts: report

22,000 public servants, families forced to declare social media accounts: report

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 10, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Turkey’s State Hydraulic Works (DSI), the agency responsible for national water resources has asked its employees to declare their social media accounts as well as their families’, according to Swedish media outlet Arbetet. The article, titled “Turkish Surveillance...
‘Turkey’s well-educated brains’ seeking safety in refugee camps abroad: dismissed enginee

‘Turkey’s well-educated brains’ seeking safety in refugee camps abroad: dismissed enginee

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

İbrahim Apaydın, an engineer who was removed from his job as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown against its critics, says refugee camps abroad are filled with well-educated people hailing from Turkey. Dismissed from his job as an engineer at Istanbul...
Gov’t dismisses from job; police round up during protest: 31 former public workers detained

Gov’t dismisses from job; police round up during protest: 31 former public workers detained

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 12, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

At least 31 former public workers were detained during a demonstration to protest their dismissals in Malatya province, on Saturday. The Confederation of Public Employees’ Trade Unions (KESK) members organized a demonstration against the government’s purge of...
These suspended civil servants say no let-up in protest despite being fined TL 227 every day

These suspended civil servants say no let-up in protest despite being fined TL 227 every day

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 14, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

A group of Confederation of Public Workers’ Unions (KESK) members who were suspended under Turkey’s post-coup emergency rule, are fined TL 227 [$61] for each day of their protest to recover their jobs. Four protestors have been gathering at Yüzüncüyıl...

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