by TurkeyPurge | Dec 17, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
The Greek police rescued at least 10 Turkish asylum seekers, who crossed the Evros River from Turkey to Greece and were in danger of freezing to death, after the group made urgent calls for help. Following the pleas of the migrants, which circulated on social media...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 16, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Abdülrezzak Şuyur, a 56-year-old political prisoner, died of cancer in an İzmir prison on Wednesday, the ANF News reported. According to the report, Şuyur had been incarcerated since 1993 over “membership in a terrorist organization.” He was serving a life...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 16, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Halil Guneş, a Kurdish political prisoner who had been incarcerated for almost 29 years, died of cancer on Thursday, the Mezopotamya news portal reported. According to the report, Guneş’s body was found at a one-person cell in Diyarbakır prison. He had spent his...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 15, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
The ECtHR has faulted Turkey for violating the rights of prominent journalist Nazlı Ilıcak to liberty and security as well as freedom of expression, stating that the charges that led to her imprisonment for more than three years are not plausible. According to the...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 14, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Today marks the 84th month of imprisonment of Hidayet Karaca, former chief executive of the Samanyolu Media Group, on terror charges. According to tweets posted by his son, Sıdkı, Hidayet Karaca has been in İstanbul’s Silivri Prison for a total of 2557 days....
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 14, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Three Turkish YouTubers known for conducting street interviews with passersby on daily political developments, have been placed in house arrest for “inciting hatred and animosity against some groups” and publicly “denigrating the state and government.” Mehmet Koyuncu...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 13, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Turkish police have arrested three YouTubers known for conducting street interviews with passersby on daily political developments in Turkey, the Karar daily reported. Mehmet Koyuncu (@KendineMuhabir), Arif Kocabıyık (@ilavetv_) and Turan Kural (@sadevatandasyt) were...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 11, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Garibe Gezer, a Kurdish political prisoner who allegedly committed suicide in prison on Thursday, was denied a funeral vehicle by the pro-government mayor of The Mardin Municipality, according to a tweet by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP). “This picture is...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 11, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
Fatma Demirel, a health worker who was fired from her job with a gov’t decree issued following a coup attempt in 2016, reportedly committed a suicide at her home in Diyarbakır province. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a pro-Kurdish deputy, confirmed the death of 48-year-old...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 9, 2021 | Today in Crackdown
A Kurdish prisoner named Garibe Gezer reportedly took her own life on December 9 after spending several months in solitary confinement at the Kandıra F Type prison in Kocaeli province. Late in October, Turkish media reported that she was sexually harassed by a group...
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