Turkey Purge

Edirne parent arrested on coup charges, three kids left in care of relatives: HDP deputy

An Edirne parent has been put in pre-trial detention by a Turkish court over alleged links to Turkey’s Gülen group, which is accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. According to Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, one of Turkey’s most renowned human rights activists and pro Kurdish HDP deputy, as mother Hatice Saylak […]

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NBC news: Wife of NASA scientist jailed in Turkey frustrated by Trump’s focus on pastor’s case

“When I read the newspapers, I sometimes feel frustrated like they’re only trying to save Pastor Andrew Brunson, but not us.” These words reportedly uttered by Kubra Gölge, the wife of Serkan Gölge, a 37-year-old physicist and research scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Mr Gölge who holds American citizenship, was jailed in February to

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On way to escape to Greece and Bulgaria, 154 people detained in Edirne so far: report

At least 154 people, who attempted to escape to Greece and Bulgaria, have been intercepted in Turkey’s border province of Edirne over the past two years, media said. Hurriyet said Aug 14 that Turkish military have, so far, rounded up 154 people for trying to flee Turkey to neighboring two countries through Edirne province. The

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English-language teacher intercepted while escaping from Turkey to Greece

English-language teacher, identified by his initials S.B., was intercepted in a restricted military area near Turkey’s Greek border in Edirne province, media reported Monday. S.B. used to work at a private school that was closed down over its ties to the Gulen movement in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 failed coup. The teacher

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Video shows İstanbul police beating an unarmed man at Şükrü Saraçoğlu stadium

A Turkish football fan was brutally beaten by police officers in a shocking moment caught on video. The incident reportedly happened right after a game between Turkey’s Fenerbahçe and Bursaspor on Saturday night. The video, which was received from a fan who was at Fenerbahçe’s Şükrü Saraçoğlu stadium at the time of the incident, has

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Jailed political scientist Türköne seen with daughter in first photo from Turkish prison

Sıla Türköne, the daughter of jailed Turkish journalist Mümtazer Türköne, has said her father will celebrate yet a third birthday in Silivri Prison, sharing a photo with her father taken during a prison visit. The İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court on July 6 sentenced Zaman journalists Türköne and Mustafa Ünal 10 years, six months in

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Former Turkish NATO officer reflects on his days in Ankara prison: Inmates given electric shocks to sign forced confessions

Former Lt. Cdr. Cafer Topkaya, a purged and jailed Turkish naval officer who was assigned to NATO prior to a failed coup in Turkey, has told Deutsche Welle that he is coming out of the shadows to relate what he experienced “for those who can’t meet the press, who can’t meet with journalists, who can’t

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Number of Turkish asylum seekers in EU rises by 39 pct in first half of 2018

The number of Turkish nationals claiming asylum in 28 EU countries plus Norway and Switzerland has increased by  2,590 or 39 percent in the first half of 2018, a recent report noted. Malta-based the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) released asylum statistics compiled from EU+ countries, which groups 28 EU members together with Norway and Switzerland. At

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