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73-year-old German-Turkish dual citizen in solitary confinement in Silivri prison: family

73-year-old German-Turkish dual citizen in solitary confinement in Silivri prison: family

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 19, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A 73-year-old dual citizen of Germany and Turkey has been held in solitary confinement in Istanbul’s Silivri prison as part of his pretrial detention over ties to the Gulen movement, according to German news agency DPA. Enver Altayli, former member of the Turkish...
Air force colonel dies of brain hemorrhage in prison: lawyer

Air force colonel dies of brain hemorrhage in prison: lawyer

by TurkeyPurge | Feb 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Jailed air force colonel Adnan Çetin suffered a cerebral bleeding in Istanbul’s Silivri prison and was taken to hospital where he was later declared dead, according to his lawyer Kemal Ucar. In a series of tweets on Feb 16, Ucar wrote that his client, under arrest...
Imprisoned journalist Oğuz Usluer given forced haircut in prison: opposition

Imprisoned journalist Oğuz Usluer given forced haircut in prison: opposition

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Wardens at İstanbul’s Silivri prison reportedly forced Oğuz Usluer, a former news coordinator at HaberTurk TV who has been behind bars since Dec 28, 2016, to get a haircut against his will, according to main opposition Republican Peoples’ Partty (CHP) deputy Baris...
73-year-old imprisoned journalist says ‘want to spend final years with family members’

73-year-old imprisoned journalist says ‘want to spend final years with family members’

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 23, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Şahin Alpay, a jailed veteran journalist and columnist for the now-closed Zaman and Today’s Zaman dailies, has said in a letter sent from Silivri Prison that “my health was not good when I entered Silivri, and it has gotten worse after 15 months.” Alpay, who has been...
Gülen followers in Silivri prison not allowed to send letters to outside

Gülen followers in Silivri prison not allowed to send letters to outside

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 17, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

The İstanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has prohibited individuals in Silivri Prison who are currently under arrest over their alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement from communicating with the outside world during an ongoing state of emergency, the...
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