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[VIDEO] 5 detained for attending protests against gov’t media crackdown in 2014

[VIDEO] 5 detained for attending protests against gov’t media crackdown in 2014

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 26, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

At least 5 people were detained for attending local protests in Sakarya against detainment of journalists Ekrem Dumanlı and Hidayet Karaca in 2014, as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement on Tuesday. The detainees are reported to be former employees of...
27-year-old teacher infected with HIV virus while in prison: lawyer

27-year-old teacher infected with HIV virus while in prison: lawyer

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 4, 2018 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown

A 27-year-old Turkish teacher who was earlier jailed as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown against the Gulen movement, was infected with HIV virus while he was in prison, according to his lawyer. Lawyer Salih Koçak told Cumhuriyet newspaper on March 31 that...
Teacher diagnosed with cancer after dismissal from job dies

Teacher diagnosed with cancer after dismissal from job dies

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Ayşe Çalışkan, a Sakarya teacher who was dismissed from her job in September 2016, died of stomach cancer on March 30. The mother of two was diagnosed with cancer nearly a month after she was purged as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown. She had a surgery in...
Boğaziçi University physics professor says wrote 3 research papers during 440 days in prison

Boğaziçi University physics professor says wrote 3 research papers during 440 days in prison

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 3, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

  Ali Kaya, a physics professor at Turkey’s Boğaziçi University has said he used science to stay sane during his 440-days under pretrial detention. Kaya was jailed in October 2016 over his alleged ties to the Gulen movement and had his final hearing only on late...
[VIDEO] Police officer, suspended under post-coup emergency rule, commits suicide

[VIDEO] Police officer, suspended under post-coup emergency rule, commits suicide

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 27, 2017 | Human Tragedies

Ibrahim Eski, a 31-year-old police officer who was suspended from his job due to his alleged links to the Gülen movement, committed suicide on Tuesday. Failed to hear from the father of two for a while, Eski’s relatives broke into his home in Sakarya where they found...
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