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Computer technician, died of cancer after dismissal, reinstated to job 3 months after his death

Computer technician, died of cancer after dismissal, reinstated to job 3 months after his death

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 26, 2019 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown

Ömer Faruk Aksoy, a computer technician who died of skin cancer after he was dismissed from job, was found innocent 2.5 years later and “reinstated” to his job. Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, a rights activist and a lawmaker from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) tweeted...
Another woman put in pre-trial detention 25 days after giving birth: opposition deputy

Another woman put in pre-trial detention 25 days after giving birth: opposition deputy

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 14, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Ayşe Şeyma Taş, a Turkish woman who gave birth 25 days ago at a Sakarya hospital, was put in pre-trail detention with her new-born baby on Sunday over her alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, accused of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The movement denies...
Rights defender Gergerlioğlu gets 2.5 year prison sentence on terror charges

Rights defender Gergerlioğlu gets 2.5 year prison sentence on terror charges

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 22, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, one of Turkey’s most renowned human rights activists and former president of the Association of Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed Peoples (Mazlumder), has been handed down a prison sentence of two-and-a-half years on charges of...
Survey: 16.7 pct of post-coup prisoners considered suicide

Survey: 16.7 pct of post-coup prisoners considered suicide

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 29, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

A survey conducted by the Rights and Justice Platform’s State of Emergency Research and Reporting Committee shows that 16.7 percent of people who have been detained and jailed during the emergency rule (OHAL) declared in the aftermath of a coup attempt in Turkey on...
12-year-old diagnosed with cancer amid grief for jailed father

12-year-old diagnosed with cancer amid grief for jailed father

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 20, 2017 | Human Tragedies

Muhammed Eray Özkul, the 12-year-old son of the Zonguldak-based former police officer Ender Özkul, has been diagnosed with cancer after his father was jailed in Turkish government’s post-coup dragnet. The father worked as a police officer for 15 years until he was...
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