by TurkeyPurge | Nov 22, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Yusuf Kurt, a purge-victim military cadet who was sentenced to life in prison after the 2016 coup attempt, died of cancer a year ago today in İstanbul’s notorious Silivri prison. Kurt was among the 259 military cadets who were detained on coup charges on July...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 30, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police have so far detained at least eleven Syrian nationals for posting Tik Tok videos on social media showing them eating bananas in an effort to condemn racism and discrimination in Turkey. Syrians are accused of “inciting or humiliating the [Turkish]...
by TurkeyPurge | Jul 30, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Two Turkish citizens who fled Turkey to avoid prosecution over trump-up terror charges, were sentenced to 6 months in prison by a court in Malta on Wednesday over use of forged travel documents, the Malta Times news portal reported. They were reportedly caught by the...
by TurkeyPurge | Jun 11, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
An Ankara court has ruled for the continuation of the imprisonment of Nuriye Gülmen, a former teacher who was removed from her job as part of a government’s post-coup purge. Gülmen is to remain behind bars until the next hearing, scheduled for September 2021. Gülmen...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 2, 2020 | Human Tragedies
Seynur Özdemir, a Turkish woman from Ankara, suffers from soft tissue sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that begins in the tissues that connect, support and surround other body structures. She however has been held in Ankara’s Sİncan prison since June 2019 on...
Turkish court bans access to Turkish editions of Deutsche Welle, VOA
Purge-victim military cadet pays visit to opposition leader days after being released from prison
Police detain 7 university students over “terrorism” accusations
Turkish court removes travel ban for former Zaman journalists
Antalya police detain YouTube journalist Arif Kocabıyık
87-year-old bedridden inmate fit to remain in prison, says Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine
İstanbul Pride: At least 361 LGBT activists detained throughout Sunday’s parade
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”