by TurkeyPurge | Sep 24, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Yavuz Selim Burgu, a math teacher who suffers from paralysis of the upper half of his body, including his right arm and hand, has been held in Kayseri prison since April 2017 over alleged links to the Gülen group. Burgu reportedly has 54 percent disability rating. In...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 23, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
İlayda Tekgöz, a Turkish woman who is being investigated over alleged Gulen links, has been held in a prison cell with her two children since January 2021, according to journalist Sevinç Özarslan. The purge-victim woman is accused of having links to the Gulen group,...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 22, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Kenan Özcan, a 66-year-old Turkish man, died in a Turkish prison late on Tuesday, pro Kurdish HDP deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu tweeted. “Another death in prison. Kenan Özcan. They jailed him on terror charges. He fell ill. He has been through several...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 18, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
A 59-year-old Turkish man with Parkinson’s disease briefly detained by police over alleged links to the Gulen group, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The group denies any involvement. According to journalist Sevinç Özarslan,...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 18, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Gülden Aşık, a Turkish woman with stage 2 thyroid cancer, has been sent to prison over alleged links to the Gulen group, which the Turkish government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. According to a tweet posted by journalist Sevinç Özarslan,...
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