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Jailed prosecutor’s wife died on way to visit husband in prison

Jailed prosecutor’s wife died on way to visit husband in prison

by TurkeyPurge | May 6, 2019 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown

Firdevs Pekgüzel, the wife of the former prosecutor Mehmet Ali Pekgüzel who was jailed as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s post-coup crackdown, passed away following a traffic accident, according to sources. “People are dying on the way to visit their spouses...
Former Istanbul prosecutor in solitary confinement for 500 days: son

Former Istanbul prosecutor in solitary confinement for 500 days: son

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 3, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Former Istanbul prosecutor Sadrettin Sarikaya has been held in solitary confinement for more than 500 days, according to his son. Sarikaya, the prosecutor who had called the intelligence chief Hakan Fidan for testimony as part of a 2012 investigation into the outlawed...
Switzerland investigating allegations Turkey tried to kidnap businessman in Zurich

Switzerland investigating allegations Turkey tried to kidnap businessman in Zurich

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 15, 2018 | Int'l Reactions

Federal prosecutors in Switzerland are investigating whether Turkish diplomats and intelligence officers planned to drug and kidnap a Swiss-Turkish businessman shortly after the 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, local media said. A group of five including the diplomats...
[VIDEO] Couple, dismissed as judge and prosecutor, detained over Gulen links

[VIDEO] Couple, dismissed as judge and prosecutor, detained over Gulen links

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 20, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

An Antalya couple, dismissed from their offices as judge and prosecutor, were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement. The former judge, identified as Ayse D., was rounded up along with her husband Hakan D., a former prosecutor, following a police...
Prosecutor demands life sentences for Altan brothers, Ilıcak

Prosecutor demands life sentences for Altan brothers, Ilıcak

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

A Turkish prosecutor on Monday demanded aggravated life sentences for prominent journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak for allegedly supporting a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, which the government accuses the faith-based Gülen movement of...
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