info@turkeypurge.com
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google
  • RSS
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google
  • RSS
Turkey Purge
  • Home Page
  • Who we are
  • Submit tip
  • Rule 39
  • Submit your case to the UN
Select Page
Turkish journalist tests positive for COVID-19 in Ankara’s Sincan prison

Turkish journalist tests positive for COVID-19 in Ankara’s Sincan prison

by TurkeyPurge | May 13, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

Çetin Çiftçi, a Turkish journalist who has been sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison on charges of membership in a terrorist organization, has tested positive in Ankara’s Sİncan prison. According to the Jailed Journos Twitter account, Çiftçi suffers from...
Coronavirus release bill: Turkey starts releasing inmates. Thousands of purge-victims exempted

Coronavirus release bill: Turkey starts releasing inmates. Thousands of purge-victims exempted

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 16, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish authorities begun to release prisoners to stem the spread of COVID-19 hours after a release bill was approved by the Turkish parliament on Tuesday. In the upcoming weeks, around 45,000 prisoners are expected to be released to stem the spread of the...
Justice Minister confirms: 3 inmates died of COVID-19 in Turkish prisons to date

Justice Minister confirms: 3 inmates died of COVID-19 in Turkish prisons to date

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 13, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

Three people have died of coronavirus in Turkish prisons so far, according to the country’s justice minister, Abdulhamit Gül. The minister also said that 17 other convicts in five open prisons have contracted the virus. Turkey has a total of 384 prisons. These...
2 doctors in İzmir Prison tested positive for COVID-19

2 doctors in İzmir Prison tested positive for COVID-19

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 10, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

Two doctors in Şakran Prison in the western port city of İzmir have tested positive for COVID-19,  according to a joint statement by the Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TİHV) and the country’s Human Rights Association (İHD). The two rights groups urged authorities to...
Purge-victim nuclear cardiology professor invited to the USA over “promising coronavirus vaccine research”

Purge-victim nuclear cardiology professor invited to the USA over “promising coronavirus vaccine research”

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 6, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

Murat Sadıç, a nuclear cardiology professor who reportedly spent over a year in a Turkish prison in 2017 over alleged coup charges, has been invited to the United States due to his “promising coronavirus vaccine research” in Germany. According to the Bold...
« Older Entries

Search

Recent Posts

  • Purge-victim police officer dies of cerebral hemorrhage
  • Turkish court bans access to Turkish editions of Deutsche Welle, VOA
  • Purge-victim military cadet pays visit to opposition leader days after being released from prison
  • Police detain 7 university students over “terrorism” accusations
  • Turkish court removes travel ban for former Zaman journalists
  • Antalya police detain YouTube journalist Arif Kocabıyık
  • 87-year-old bedridden inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
  • İstanbul Pride: At least 361 LGBT activists detained throughout Sunday’s parade
  • Purge-victim law professor drowns trying to save friend at an Ontario lake
  • Hundreds gather in Strasbourg to demand justice for victims of Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

About Us

Turkey Purge monitors unlawful crackdown of Turkish government in the aftermath of the failed coup, maps human rights abuses, hate crime and hate speech against political dissent in the country.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google
  • RSS

Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress