by TurkeyPurge | Nov 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
An Ankara-based nurse who was removed from her job as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown, has died of cancer, leaving her three children behind, opposition deputy Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu tweeted on Nov 19. Gülhan Köseler, a 33-year-old nurse in...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 15, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Fatma Turan, a 44-year-old nurse who was dismissed under Turkey’s post-coup purge of state institutions, has been working at a tobacco farm to earn her family’s living. Turan was removed from her job along with her husband Özdemir Aydin, also a hospital worker, under...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 19, 2017 | Human Tragedies
Sevgi Balci, an Isparta-based mother of three and a 37-year old nurse who was dismissed from her position as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown, committed suicide on Aug 15. According to a local news outlet, Balci hanged herself at her home in Çünür...
by TurkeyPurge | May 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Two doctors, a nurse and a former public servant were sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison each on accusation of membership to Gulen movement, on Wednesday. Turkish authorities accuse the movement of masterminding the July 15ö 2016 coup attempt and calls it a...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 30, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 41 health workers were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt, on Wednesday. Police carried out simultaneous operations in Aksaray, Konya, Adana, Sivas, Muğla,...
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