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COVID-19 hits Turkey’s notorious Silivri prison with at least 191 inmates test positive: report

COVID-19 hits Turkey’s notorious Silivri prison with at least 191 inmates test positive: report

by TurkeyPurge | May 11, 2020 | Today in Crackdown

At least 191 inmates in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri Prison, have so far tested positive for COVID-19 , according to Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, an opposition member of the Turkish parliament and a rights activist. Gergerlioğlu said in a tweet late on Sunday that eight...
Turkey’s election authority rules in favor of re-run of Istanbul elections

Turkey’s election authority rules in favor of re-run of Istanbul elections

by TurkeyPurge | May 6, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Turkey’s Supreme Election Board (YSK) on Monday ruled to hold a new election in İstanbul due to claims by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of election fraud in polls held on March 31. Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) mayoral candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu won...
İstanbul mayor-elect: Turkish gov’t threatens football clubs over my attendance at games

İstanbul mayor-elect: Turkish gov’t threatens football clubs over my attendance at games

by TurkeyPurge | Apr 15, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Ekrem İmamoğlu, who was elected mayor of İstanbul according to unofficial results in the March 31 local elections, has told media that managements of two Turkish football clubs, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, were “threatened” by a minister and were ordered not...
17 detained during protests marking 15th anniversary of Önder Balat’s death

17 detained during protests marking 15th anniversary of Önder Balat’s death

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 1, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish riot police used force to disperse a group of university students who held a commemoration ceremony for a slain leftist student at İstanbul University’s Beyazıt campus on Friday. According to the artıgercek news portal, riot police intervened with...
Municipality guards beat 16-year-old for selling sesame bagel without permission

Municipality guards beat 16-year-old for selling sesame bagel without permission

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 4, 2017 | Today in Crackdown

A short video circulating on Twitter that purportedly shows private security guards from İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) beating a 16-year old for selling sesame bagel, simit in Turkish, has prompted furious reaction from hundreds of social media users. In a...

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