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Turkish journalist under custody after his report on tragic suicide sparks anti-gov’t protests

Turkish journalist under custody after his report on tragic suicide sparks anti-gov’t protests

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 24, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A journalist who covered the story of a 45-year-old father’s suicide in Kocaeli due to his inability to buy a pair of trousers for his son’s school uniform was taken into police custody on Monday, the T24 news website reported. He was released on judicial control...
[VIDEO] Jailed doctor did not commit suicide but died due to torture: family

[VIDEO] Jailed doctor did not commit suicide but died due to torture: family

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 6, 2018 | Human Rights Abuses, Human Tragedies, Torture

Family members of İbrahim Halil Özyavuz, a medical doctor who was jailed in May over alleged links to the Gülen movement, said that Özyavuz did not commit suicide as previously reported but rather died after he was subjected to heavy torture by police officers while...
Report: 34,000 teachers, 5,882 academics, 1,372 university employees dismissed since July 15, 2016

Report: 34,000 teachers, 5,882 academics, 1,372 university employees dismissed since July 15, 2016

by TurkeyPurge | May 4, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A total of 34,000 teachers have been dismissed along with 5,882 academics and 1,372 administrative personnel at universities as part of the Turkish government’s post-coup crackdown, a recent report said. Human Rights Association’s (IHD) Istanbul branch released a...
Purged computer teacher commits suicide days after his release from prison

Purged computer teacher commits suicide days after his release from prison

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 14, 2018 | Human Tragedies

Mehmet Kosar, a father of two and a 38-year-old computer teacher in Mugla’s Fethiye who was dismissed from his job over links to the Gulen movement, has killed himself days after he was released from prison pending trial over connections to Gulenists. Local...
Report: Koç University student commits suicide as father, a dismissed chemistry teacher, under arrest for months

Report: Koç University student commits suicide as father, a dismissed chemistry teacher, under arrest for months

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Ali Furkan Yabaneri, a 24-year-old electrical engineering student at Istanbul’s prestigious Koç University, died of an overdose months after his father was jailed as part of the government’s post-coup crackdown. Local media said Yabaneri committed suicide at his...
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