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Journalist Ahmet Turan Alkan loses 30 kg during 23 months in pre-trial detention: lawyer

Journalist Ahmet Turan Alkan loses 30 kg during 23 months in pre-trial detention: lawyer

by TurkeyPurge | Jun 9, 2018 | Human Tragedies

Turkish journalist Ahmet Turan Alkan, in pre-trial detention for 23 months, has lost 30 kilograms during his time behind bars, his lawyer Faruk Zorba said. “Ahmet Turan Alkan has lost 30 kilograms in prison. He did not talk about it but he has medical problems,” Zorba...
‘Never ashamed of my writings, criticism,’ journalist Ahmet Turan Alkan says ahead of final hearing in Zaman trial

‘Never ashamed of my writings, criticism,’ journalist Ahmet Turan Alkan says ahead of final hearing in Zaman trial

by TurkeyPurge | May 9, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Ahmet Turan Alkan, a columnist from the now-closed Zaman daily who was jailed in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, has sent a letter from Silivri Prison, where he has been incarcerated for 22 months. In his letter Alkan, 65, explains...
Woman’s passport seized while on way to visit writer husband in exile

Woman’s passport seized while on way to visit writer husband in exile

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 11, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Police at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport seized the passport of Fatma Tunç, the wife of writer Aziz Tunç while she was on way to visit her husband in Germany, media said Wednesday. Briefly detained at the airport, Tunç was told by police that there are “suspected people”...
Journalist, writer and 28 others detained in Istanbul

Journalist, writer and 28 others detained in Istanbul

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 11, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

At least 30 people were detained by anti-terrorism police in Istanbul early Wednesday. The detainees include Veli Büyükşahin, columnist for the Artigercek online news portal and the former chairman of the now-defunct TV10 television channel, as well as the writer...
Arti Gercek columnist under police custody for 3 days

Arti Gercek columnist under police custody for 3 days

by TurkeyPurge | Jan 7, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Writer and poet Fadıl Öztürk was detained early Friday, according to Artigercek, an online news outlet where he writes weekly columns. At least 6 plainclothes police officers raid Öztürk’s home in Izmir and detained him on charges of making propaganda on behalf of a...
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