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Turkish singer sentenced to 12 months in prison for insulting Erdogan in lyrics

Turkish singer sentenced to 12 months in prison for insulting Erdogan in lyrics

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 2, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish composer Erdal Guney was sentenced to nearly 12 months in prison for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a 2014 single. Guney was given 11 months and 20 days in prison for insulting the President in his song, titled Babacigim [Daddy], Birgun daily...
Jailed police chief’s wife, son detained while trying to escape to Greece in boat

Jailed police chief’s wife, son detained while trying to escape to Greece in boat

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 28, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

The wife and one of the sons of former police chief Anadolu Atayun, who has already been under arrest for some 3 years, was detained in Mugla’s coastal district of Fethiye while they were trying to illegally escape to Greece in a boat. Following a 34-hour chase...
Woman, 5-month-old son under custody after visiting husband in prison

Woman, 5-month-old son under custody after visiting husband in prison

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 5, 2017 | Human Tragedies

Derya Gökten, the wife of an arrestee in Bursa prison was detained along with her 5-month-old son after visiting her husband in jail. According to a Twitter message seeking help from the Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu, the woman visited her...
Arrested police officer not allowed to attend son’s funeral

Arrested police officer not allowed to attend son’s funeral

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 26, 2017 | Human Tragedies

Put in pre-trial arrest after he was dismissed from his job, Mugla-based police officer, identified as A., was not allowed to attend his son’s funeral, according to a recent tip submitted to magduriyet.com. Magduriyetler.com is an online blog page that publishes tips...
‘Even disabled son was arrested in ByLock operation’, woman decries witch-hunt

‘Even disabled son was arrested in ByLock operation’, woman decries witch-hunt

by TurkeyPurge | Oct 15, 2016 | Human Tragedies

Emin Çölaşan, a veteran columnist from the country’s left-wing Kemalist daily, Sözcü, has shared a letter from the mother of a disabled man who was arrested as part of a government crackdown against the Gülen movement, in a bid to raise awareness about the victims of...
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