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Video shows the moments history teacher Gokhan Acikkollu died of heart attack in prison

Video shows the moments history teacher Gokhan Acikkollu died of heart attack in prison

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 2, 2019 | Human Tragedies, Today in Crackdown

Bold Medya has released a video showing the negligence of police officers in the death of Gökhan Açıkkollu, a purged history teacher who died of a heart attack while under detention in 2016. [VIDEO] shows the moments history teacher Gokhan Acikkollu died of heart...
Human rights lawyer beaten by police while under detention

Human rights lawyer beaten by police while under detention

by TurkeyPurge | Dec 15, 2016 | Human Rights Abuses, Torture

Turkish human rights lawyer Tugay Bek, under detention for the past 4 days, were battered by riot police officers when he resisted to be handcuffed behind back. According to Turkish media, Bek was taken to a hospital for medical control in Adana on Wednesday night....
Another ‘coup suspect’ found dead in Turkish prison, brings total to 23

Another ‘coup suspect’ found dead in Turkish prison, brings total to 23

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 19, 2016 | Purge in Numbers

A middle school teacher who was expelled from his job and subsequently arrested over alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement was found hanged in prison in the northwestern province of Karabük on Saturday morning. Forty-three-year-old Behçet Emdi was one of...
Turkey sees 20 suspicious deaths in Turkish prisons since July 15

Turkey sees 20 suspicious deaths in Turkish prisons since July 15

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 9, 2016 | Hate Crime

A total of 20 people, among which are police officers, prosecutors and teachers, have been found dead in Turkish prisons since the failed coup attempt of July 15, causing serious concern about the fate of thousands of civilians who have been kept in jail in very poor...
Detained Canadian-Turkish man granted lawyer after 3 months in solitary confinement

Detained Canadian-Turkish man granted lawyer after 3 months in solitary confinement

by TurkeyPurge | Nov 1, 2016 | Today in Crackdown

Davut Hancı, a Calgary-based Canadian-Turkish imam who was detained in July over links to Turkey’s failed coup attempt on July 15, was granted a lawyer after nearly three months in solitary confinement in a Turkish prison. Calling the allegations against Hancı...

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