by TurkeyPurge | May 10, 2022 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish pop singer Demet Akalın took to Twitter on Mother’s Day to raise awareness about pregnant and sick women as well as mothers with small children in Turkish prisons. She, however, deleted her tweet several hours after being targeted by several pro-government and...
by TurkeyPurge | May 17, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion against pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Deputy Garo Paylan over his alleged violation of the Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK). Article 301 criminalizes denigration of the Turkish...
by TurkeyPurge | May 15, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Osman Kavala, a Turkish businessman and activist who has been held in pre-trial detention since November 2017, has written an open letter from İstanbul’s Silivri prison, in which he said thousands of people wait for the preparation of their indictments under detention...
by TurkeyPurge | May 5, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Ali Demirel, the former news director of Can Erzincan TV channel, was put in pre-trial detention on Friday over alleged links to the Gülen group, which is accused of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. The group denies any involvement. Can Erzincan TV was shut down...
by TurkeyPurge | May 1, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police on Tuesday detained 66 people as they attempted to mark May Day by marching in Istanbul, Cumhuriyet reported. According to the report, 56 people were detained in Beşiktaş, six in Maltepe, two in Beyoğlu and two in the Şişli district of Istanbul....
Turkish court jails 15 former public officials for “providing financial support” to families of imprisoned “Gulenists”
Turkish intelligence abducts Gülenists from Africa, Central Asia by paying bribes, says former intel official
17-week pregnant woman sent to Şanlıurfa prison over alleged Gulen links: report
Purge-victim Turkish businessman shares first picture from prison in 6 years
Karabuk court jails 5 female university students on terror charges
Turkish reporter Ayşenur Parıldak set free after spending some 6 years in prison
73-year-old Kurdish man dies of Covid-19 in prison: report
1.5-year-old child joins mother in prison: report
Turkish journalist says Karabük police arrests 14 female university students in midnight raids
6-month pregnant jailed woman released on probation after almost 2 months in prison