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...
Purge-victim İzmir man suffers facial paralysis in solitary confinement: report
Turkish court arrests Samsun man for “insulting” Ataturk
Missing purge-victim bureaucrat “found” in Ankara prison: daughter
Purge-victim woman dies of Covid-19: report
A year ago today: Purge-victim police officer dies of Covid-19 in prison
5-year old kid with down syndrome joins mother in prison: report
At least 106 people died in Turkish prisons since July 2016: report
Purge-victim judge becomes watermelon vendor to make a living
Fashion designer Barbaros Şansal gets 3 years, 22 days in prison for “insulting” Turkish gov’t
Turkey issues detention warrants for 145 military cadets, 69 former army members