by TurkeyPurge | Aug 8, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish-Armenian linguist and writer Sevan Nişanyan, who escaped from prison last month, has said his money at a bank was seized by the government. Jailed on nine different charges including illegal construction in 2014, Nişanyan escaped from Foça prison in Turkey’s...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 16, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Personal documents including answers to an interview and another text belonging to 69-year-old respected Turkish linguist Necmiye Alpay were seized last week by the administration of the prison in which she is being held on terrorism charges. A lawyer representing...