by TurkeyPurge | Apr 3, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
12 purge-victim refugees who were pushed backed by the Greek authorities at the Evros border, were sent to prison on Wednesday in Turkey over their alleged links to the Gulen group. The Gulen group is accused of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The group denies...
by TurkeyPurge | Apr 5, 2019 | Today in Crackdown
Ünzüle Araz, the mother of a 21-year-old Turkish university student, Mahir Mete Kul who went missing trying to flee to Greece via the Maritsa River, has started a sit-in at a park near Athens, Greece. Araz told the Kronos news portal that she will continue her vigil...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Leyla Birlik, a former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy, has reportedly requested asylum in Greece after fleeing Turkey via “illegal means,” the Hürriyet daily news reported. Birlik was detained by Turkish police on Nov. 4, 2016 along with 13 other...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 3, 2018 | Int'l Reactions
A fundraising campaign has been launched for Nail Koçal, a 5-year-old kid who, along with his mother, crossed into Greece in order to escape an ongoing purge in Turkey. Nail’s parents are accused of having ties to the Gulen group, which is accused by the Turkish...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 17, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Thirty-two Turkish citizens including academics, teachers and doctors have applied for asylum in Greece after being detained by Greek Maritime Security forces on an Aegean island where they arrived illegally, the Greek Kathimerini daily reported on Saturday....
Turkish court bans access to Turkish editions of Deutsche Welle, VOA
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Police detain 7 university students over “terrorism” accusations
Turkish court removes travel ban for former Zaman journalists
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87-year-old bedridden inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
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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
Turkish government 1,000 more police officers over alleged links to “terrorist organizations”