by TurkeyPurge | Dec 13, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police have arrested three YouTubers known for conducting street interviews with passersby on daily political developments in Turkey, the Karar daily reported. Mehmet Koyuncu (@KendineMuhabir), Arif Kocabıyık (@ilavetv_) and Turan Kural (@sadevatandasyt) were...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 8, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Bekir Bayram, a 72-year-old imprisoned Turkish man with heart disease, was pictured on Tuesday on the way the Isparta State Hospital for a coronary artery bypass surgery. According to Turkish journalist Sevinç Özarslan, a second coronary artery stent was placed in to...
by TurkeyPurge | Nov 28, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Recep Yayla, a Turkish teacher who was fired from his job with a gov’t decree issued following a coup attempt in 2016, reportedly committed a suicide a day after appearing before judge on terror and coup accusations. According to a tweet posted by a freelance...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 26, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Murat Eken, 42-year-old math teacher who was fired from his job with a gov’t decree issued after a coup attempt in 2016, died on Tuesday due to complications from COVID-19. Mr. Eken was reportedly accused of having links to the Gulen group, which the Turkish...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 25, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Murat Şen, a purge-victim law professor and the former dean of the Melihşah University’s Faculty of Law, was released from prison for a day to attend his daughter’s funeral in handcuffs. Şen has been in prison since February 2018 over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen...
Purge-victim teacher attends son’s funeral in handcuffs and heavy police presence
Purge-victim police officer reinstated to job a month after his death
Purge-victim judge’s last ever pictures revealed
ODTÜ student gets 8 months in prison over tweets criticizing rector
24,256 dismissed from Turkish army since failed 2016 coup: Defense Ministry
Kurdish man released from prison after serving 30 years on terror charges
Turkish court rules to keep businessman Kavala in prison once again
2 Kurdish brothers set free after 30 years in Turkish prison: report
Former judge enters 44th day in prison with her 6-month-old baby: report
4-year-old child joins mother in prison: report