by TurkeyPurge | Jul 22, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Zehra Dogan, the Kurdish journalist and who has been under arrest on terror charges for over a year, has said the paintings she made in prison are being seized and destroyed by the guards. “I am subjected to pressure mostly because of my paintings and drawings. Our...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 9, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Zara Koc, a cardiac patient who is expecting her new baby anytime was detained on July 3 and has been under police custody since then, according to Turkish media. 9-month-pregnant Koc was detained along with 12 others in police operations in Izmir and Mardin...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 17, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least eleven lawyers were detained as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown in the eastern province of Mardin on Friday. The detainees are accused of having used ByLock, a smartphone application that Turkish prosecutors claim to be the top communication tool...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish authorities have begun to seal off the buildings of associations and foundations that were closed down by a recent government decree after prosecutors claimed that they were linked to terrorist organizations or groups deemed to be acting against “national...