Nagehan Yüksel, a Turkish teacher who was fired from her job with a gov’t decree in 2016, is in the 66th day of her imprisonment over alleged links to Turkey’s Gulen group, accused by the government of masterminding a coup attempt.
The group denies any involvement.
According to Turkish journalist Sevinç Özarslan, the purge-victim woman, a mother of three, has been held in İstanbul’s Bakırköy prison since February 27, 2020.
The purge-vicrim woman was initially fired from her job by a gov’t decree issued in the aftermath of the failed coup. She has three kids.
Since the coup attempt, followers of the Gülen group have been subjected to a massive crackdown, with the Turkish government and pro-government media outlets demonizing its members.
In addition to the thousands who were jailed, scores of other Gülen group followers had to flee Turkey to avoid the government crackdown.
Üç çocuk annesi Nagehan Yüksel, 27 Şubat'tan beri Bakırköy CİK'te tutuklu.
Üç çocuk kaç aydır hem annesiz hem babasız.
Çocuklara bu haksızlığı yapmayın. @adalet_bakanlik @bybekirbozdag
ÜçÇocuk AnnesizKalmasın pic.twitter.com/7nOzTUQIVk
— Sevinç Özarslan (@sevincozarslan) May 4, 2022