by TurkeyPurge | Oct 30, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Nazife Onay, one of the thousands of teachers who were removed from their jobs by decrees issued by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016, was arrested after spending 12 days under police custody. Onay, a teacher of 11...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 30, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Ahmet Mandaci, a lawyer representing hunger striker teachers Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, under arrest for over 2 months, was arrested. “We were told that lawyer Ahmet Mandaci was rounded up in the courthouse. Lawyer Ahmet Mandaci was arrested after the prosecutor...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 12, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 18 lawyers for jailed hunger striker teachers Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça have been detained just days before the teachers’ trial begins, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Tuesday. According to a statement from the People’s Law Bureau (HHB), 18 lawyers...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 10, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Arrest warrants were issued for 17 supporters of the Turkish football club, Beşiktaş for holding a banner during a Sunday match that read: “Let Nuriye, Semih live!” Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, the two jailed educators have been on a hunger strike to protest their...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 31, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Turkey is going through its darkest and gloomiest days in terms of rule of law, the right to a fair trial and even the most fundamental rights and liberties, which are major benchmarks for democracy. Intellectuals, journalists, critical politicians, businesspeople,...
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