by TurkeyPurge | Aug 20, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Protests against the removal of the pro-Kurdish mayors has descended into citywide mayhem Tuesday as riot police repeatedly clashed with protesters in Diyarbakır. Despite the clashes, hundreds of Kurds continue to gather in front of the Diyarbakır Municipal building...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 25, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
11 prominent human rights defenders, including Amnesty Turkey’s director İdil Eser, are ready to appear before an İstanbul court on October 25 for “membership in a terrorist organization” and “spreading terrorist propaganda” in Turkey. The right defenders also ...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 11, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
A total of 28 individuals, among which are police officers, prosecutors and teachers, have been found dead in Turkish prisons since a failed coup attempt on July 15,2016, causing serious concern about the fate of thousands of civilians who have been kept in jail in...
Turkish mob boss: Erdogan gov’t asked me to murder American pastor Andrew Brunson
Turkey jails mother of imprisoned military cadet
Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms
Purge-victim Turkish professor dies of cancer at 54
9 international human rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. House Committee Chair calls on Turkish President Erdogan to release purge-victim prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
Counter-terrorism units raid house of Adana family over “financial aid” to purge-victim families
3 more opposition deputies stripped of parliamentary status in Turkey: report
Turkish woman says she was tortured with acid in police custody: report
First inmate dies from COVID-19 complications at İstanbul’s Silivri Prison: report