Turkey Purge

انقرہ سے 42دن قبل اغوا ہونے والا شخص دراصل پولیس کی حراست میں تھا

اوندر آسان نامی اسکول ٹیچر جسے مبینہ طور پر یکم اپریل کو نا معلوم افراد نے اغوا کر لیا تھا اس کی اہلیہ نے ہفتے کو روز بتایا کہ وہ انقرہ پولیس ڈپارٹمنٹ  کی حراست میں ہے۔ اوندر اسان کی اہلیہ فاطمہ آسان کے مطابق اس کو شہہو کع قانون نافذ کرنے والے اداروں نے […]

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Arrested journalist denied access to own book in prison

Jailed Cumhuriyet reporter Ahmet Sik is being denied access to his own book he intends to refer to in his defense before the court in charge. The book in question, titled, ‘Paralel Yuruduk Biz Bu Yollarda’ [We walked Parallel on this Road] examines the alleged power struggle and an ultimate fallout between the government and what the

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Amnesty International says post-coup purge victims denied a future in Turkey

Public sector workers who were earlier dismissed from their jobs under post-coup state of emergency rule are being denied a future in Turkey as they are prevented from finding employment elsewhere and blocked from going abroad as well, Amnesty International said in a recent report. Released with a title “No end in sight: Purged public

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Gov’t says 560 children kept in Turkish prisons along with mothers

560 children, aged between 0 to 6, are being held in Turkish prisons along with their mothers, according to Justice Ministry. In a statement to main opposition Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) deputy Gamze Ilgezdi’s question, the ministry said the number of children staying along with their mothers behind bars has hit 560 according to April

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48 social media users taken under custody over past week: ministry

The Turkish Interior Ministry announced on Monday that at least 48 people were detained over the past week on charges of making propaganda on social media on behalf of the Gulen movement and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL). The ministry said investigations were launched against 361

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Architect, teacher, academic and 8 others detained near Greek border before escaping Turkey’s crackdown

Eleven people were taken into custody while they were allegedly on their way to escape Turkey’s post-coup crackdown to a Greek island on Saturday. The suspects were detained on the shores of Dalaman in Mugla province over their alleged links to the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the Jul 15, 2016. Detainees

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Dismissed police officer not seen for 3 days in another suspicious disappearance

Durmuş Ali Çetin, a police officer who was earlier dismissed from his job with a post-coup emergency degree has been missing for the past three days with his family concerned about the security of his life. According to Kronos online news portal on Saturday, his family has not heard from Cetin since he left home Wednesday morning.

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Behind bars 3 months, pregnant woman losing weight due to malnutrition

Detained over coup charges in late February, Senay Olgun Saglam, a mother of one who is pregnant to her second child, has been suffering from weight loss due to poor dietary standards in prison. According to information from Aktifhaber online news portal and several social media accounts, Saglam faces a risky pregnancy due to malnutrition

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5-year-old dies in traffic accident on way to visit to imprisoned father

5-year-old son of the imprisoned judge Fatih Canik died in a traffic accident while on his way to visit his father in a Kahramanmaras prison on May 19. According to the newly-established blog, Justice Held Hostage, Fatih’s wife Hanife and their two kids made some 750 km from the western province of Afyon to visit him

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