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....
Purge-victim nurse reinstated to job years after her death
73-year-old purge-victim man dies in Ünye prison
8-month-old baby enters Edirne prison with incarcerated parents
Exiled Turkish journalist targeted by pro-Erdoğan daily
Kurdish man freed after 30 years in prison
80-year-old Kurdish woman set free after 4 months in prison
Purge-vicitm police officer who committed suicide laid to rest
Purge-victim police commissioner dies of heart attack
Syrian woman sent to prison with 2-month-old baby over “terror” charges
2 years ago today: Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison