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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