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Turkey’s 4 main political parties sign joint statement calling on U.S. to extradite Fethullah Gülen

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 10, 2019 | Int'l Reactions

Four political parties in the Turkish parliament issued a joint statement on Friday calling for the extradition from the US of Turkish-Islamic cleric Fethullah Gülen, who is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The...

Osman Kavala writes from prison: Spring is felt in the courtyards of the prison

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 5, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessman and activist who has been held in pre-trial detention since November 2017, has written an open letter from İstanbul’s Silivri prison, in which he said the ongoing state of emergency has turned extraordinary accusations and...

Cellmate of deceased teacher: They kneed him in the back. He held his chest until the day he died due to severe pain

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 6, 2018 | Human Tragedies

An expert in forensic medicine who shared a cell with Gökhan Açıkkollu, a teacher who was tortured to death while under detention in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, has said the teacher was hurt more by the insults than the physical...

French journalist physically, psychologically abused under custody: father

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 17, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

French journalist Loup Bureau, who was released after 52 days in detention in Turkey, arrived in Paris on Sunday, said his six days spent in police custody were “complicated,” while his father explained that Bureau was “physically and psychologically abused” under...

23 including local pro-Kurdish co-chairs detained on terror charges

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 12, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish police have detained 23 people, including the Antalya co-chairs of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), in operations against Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in five provinces, CNN Türk reported on Friday. According to the report, Antalya...

Turkey’s 4 main political parties sign joint statement calling on U.S. to extradite Fethullah Gülen

Osman Kavala writes from prison: Spring is felt in the courtyards of the prison

Cellmate of deceased teacher: They kneed him in the back. He held his chest until the day he died due to severe pain

French journalist physically, psychologically abused under custody: father

23 including local pro-Kurdish co-chairs detained on terror charges

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