by TurkeyPurge | Feb 3, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
At least 572 lawyers have been put in pretrial arrest while 80 of them were sentenced to varying years in prison across Turkey since the summer of 2016, a recent report said. The Arrested Lawyers Initiative released its 24-page report, “The Rights to Defense and Fair...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 8, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s post-coup emergency rule will be extended for another three months, according to the Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Bekir Bozdağ. The extension will be the sixth since the State of Emergency was first declared in the aftermath of the July 15,...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
A pro-democracy organisation called “United for Democracy — Demokrasi için Birlik” has launched a campaign for the lifting of the state of emergency in Turkey, reported by online news outlet Ahval on Saturday. It was declared in July 2016 after a failed coup attempt...
by TurkeyPurge | May 31, 2017 | Human Tragedies
With only days to go before the delivery, a Kayseri woman is still held under arrest even though her baby has heart and kidney problems. Hurriyet columnist Ayse Arman interviewed Mehmet Fatih Öztürk, a lawyer representing Şule Gümüşoluk, an 8.5-months-pregnant woman...
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Turkish parliament expels pro-Kurdish MP Gergerlioğlu over “terror” charges
Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
Turkish mob boss: Erdogan gov’t asked me to murder American pastor Andrew Brunson
Turkey jails mother of imprisoned military cadet
Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms
Purge-victim Turkish professor dies of cancer at 54
9 international human rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. House Committee Chair calls on Turkish President Erdogan to release purge-victim prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
Counter-terrorism units raid house of Adana family over “financial aid” to purge-victim families