by TurkeyPurge | May 20, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
A 7-months-old pregnant woman, identified as S.R.C., who was earlier removed from her job as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown against the opposition was detained during a police raid at her home. A member of the Trade Union of Employees in Public Health...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 17, 2018 | Human Tragedies
Emine Ay, a 4.5-months pregnant woman who was jailed last month, has been hospitalized due to risk of a potential miscarriage. “I have just talked with the chief physician at the Bitlis State Hospital. She was hospitalized because she had a risk of miscarriage. She is...
by TurkeyPurge | Mar 12, 2018 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown
A Sinop teacher, pregnant to her second child, as well as her husband have been under police custody for the past 7 days, according to a social media account. @Magduriyet_TR1 , a Twitter account claimed to have knowledge on the matter, said Monday that the teacher,...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 18, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Ayşe Ateş, who was jailed when she was five months pregnant due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, gave birth at an İzmir hospital on Tuesday and was sent back to jail on Wednesday with her newborn baby. While Ateş was at the hospital awaiting delivery, gendarmes...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 12, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 35 people in Adana province were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, on Tuesday. The detainees included several women with one of them, identified as...