by TurkeyPurge | Nov 4, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday reacted to the arrest of civil activist and businessman Osman Kavala by a Turkish court, calling it an example of the politicized and arbitrary nature of Turkey’s justice system. Kavala was arrested on Wednesday on charges of...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 2, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Ayşe Buğra, a history professor at Turkey’s Boğaziçi University and the wife of famed businessman Osman Kavala, has stated that the recent arrest of her husband on coup charges dashed all remaining hopes for Turkish democracy. “My husband and the chairman of...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 28, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Georges Dassis, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), said on Thursday he was disappointed by the detention of human rights activist and prominent businessman Osman Kavala in Turkey and urged his immediate release. In a letter to...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 6, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s paranoia over the Gülen movement has reached new heights with the government banning mathematics textbooks due to questions involving the initials of Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen. “A textbook was banned just because it features Gülen’s initials in a...
9-month pregnant inmate denied transfer to state hospital, will remain in jail
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Purge-victim cadets set free after almost 6 years in prison on coup charges
48 public officials, including 21 active high-ranking diplomats, sent to prison over alleged terror links: report
13 women including university students sent to prison over coup, terror charges in Antalya
Purge-victim educators get 10 years in prison on “terror” charges
72-year-old businessman in solitary confinement for months in Ankara Sincan prison
Turkish authorities issue detention warrants for 53 public officials on terror, coup accusations
Imprisoned cancer patient denied release from prison once again
Turkish court jails 15 former public officials for “providing financial support” to families of imprisoned “Gulenists”