by TurkeyPurge | Oct 21, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
Rejecting claims of rights violations and torture, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş on Thursday said there were no victims of actions taken by the government following a coup attempt on July 15, the Diken news website reported. “FETÖ [a derogatory term coined by...
by TurkeyPurge | Oct 14, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
With a relentless government crackdown against the Gülen movement already created hundreds of thousands of victims both in and outside Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hinted at new measures to be introduced for further clampdown. Erdoğan implied that “new...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 20, 2016 | Today in Crackdown
The number of people affected by the Turkish government’s crackdown on the Gülen movement has already surpassed 1 million, main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said. During a TV program on Monday Kılıçdaroğlu slammed the...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 27, 2016 | Human Tragedies
Briefly detained for taking photos of the street next to Istanbul’s Gayrettepe Police Station, journalist Tuğba Tekerek has talked about her time in detention, shedding light on what people jailed as part of the government’s ever-increasing crackdown on the Gülen...
Turkey police detain 33 people in “terror” operations in İstanbul: report
Turkish police assault workers protesting gov’t restrictions ahead of International Workers’ Day
Purge-victim man with one kidney asks for release from prison due to deteriorating medical condition
Imprisoned Turkish brigadier general dies of Covid-19 in prison: report
Imprisoned Turkish academic hospitalized due to severe complications from COVID-19: report
Purge-victim Turkish judge dies of lung cancer weeks after being released from prison: CHP deputy
9-year-old drowns in Maritsa River in attempt to escape Turkey’s post-coup crackdown
Turkish parliament expels pro-Kurdish MP Gergerlioğlu over “terror” charges
Purge-victim police chief found dead in a quarantine cell in Turkish prison
Turkish mob boss: Erdogan gov’t asked me to murder American pastor Andrew Brunson