by TurkeyPurge | Oct 8, 2016 | Torture
The faces of people held in a Manisa prison have become unrecognizable due to heavy torture, Seda Tanrıkulu, a lawyer representing some of the prisoners, told the Turkish media. “When I met with prisoners, there were bruises on the face of D.K., made by the boots of...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 26, 2016 | Hate Speech, Human Rights Abuses
A pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) Twitter troll has called on the government to make plans for the massacre of all Gülen sympathizers who are currently behind bars in the event of a second coup attempt in the country. Responding to a claim voiced by retired...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 29, 2016 | Hate Crime
As part of a government decree issued in mid-August that makes the conditional release of some prisoners who have two years or less of their term left to serve, Turkey has released as many as 31,482 prisoners so far, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on...
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Dementia-suffering Kurdish politician released from prison
The head of Turkey’s doctors’ union sent to prison on terror accusations
Turkish police detain 543 people in 59 provinces over alleged Gülen links
Son of purge-victim judge jumps to his death from İstanbul’s Galata Tower
Constitutional court rejects jailed Kurdish youngster’s appeal for release
This Kurdish youngster in 6th year in Silivri prison on coup charges
14 more military cadets set free after 6 years in prison
Turkish gov’t seeks extradition of critical journalist Cevheri Güven
Purge-victim police officer dies after accident at a mining site in Gebze