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Arti Gercek columnist under police custody for 3 days

Arti Gercek columnist under police custody for 3 days

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Writer and poet Fadıl Öztürk was detained early Friday, according to Artigercek, an online news outlet where he writes weekly columns. At least 6 plainclothes police officers raid Öztürk’s home in Izmir and detained him on charges of making propaganda on behalf of a...
Two septuagenarian poets to go on hunger strike in solidarity with purged educators

Two septuagenarian poets to go on hunger strike in solidarity with purged educators

by TurkeyPurge | May 26, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

76-year-old Abdullah Nefes and 73-year-old Selah Özakın, the two veteran Turkish poets are set to kick off a hunger strike on May 29, protesting the recent arrests of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakaça, two dismissed educators who were imprisoned on the 76th day of their...
Turkish poet sentenced to 20 months in jail for insulting Erdoğan

Turkish poet sentenced to 20 months in jail for insulting Erdoğan

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Poet and author Yılmaz Odabaşı on Wednesday received a suspended jail sentence of one year, eight months for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a column in 2015. Odabaşı announced the verdict on his Twitter account. Insulting the president is...

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