Turkey Purge

Imprisoned journalist Şahin Alpay: They know we have been wronged

Dr. Şahin Alpay, one of 280 journalists currently in Turkish prisons, expressed thanks to politicians and local and foreign colleagues who have objected to the unfair arrest and imprisonment of journalists and writers in Turkey, in the first letter he has been able to write from prison, while expressing disappointment with those who have refrained from […]

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Dormitory managers sentenced to 10 years in jail over terror charges

A Kirsehir court handed down 10-year prison term each to seven people who used to work as managers at the student dormitories, closed over their links to the Gulen movement, on Oct 4. During the final hearing of a trial against the movement in the central Anatolian province of Kirsehir, eight former dormitory managers including

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Imprisoned Turkish judge awarded human rights prize by Council of Europe

Murat Arslan, the last chairman of Turkey’s Judges and Prosecutors Association (YARSAV) was named as the winner of the 2017 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe (CoE) on Monday. Under arrest since Oct 26, 2016 over his alleged links to the Gulen movement, Arslan acted as the chair of YARSAV until it

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15 including doctors, teachers, students detained over ByLock mobile app

Fifteen people in Kahramanmaras province were detained as part of an investigation into the Gulen movement, which the government accuses of leading the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, on Monday. State-run Anadolu news agency reported that 15 suspects including doctors, students and teachers were rounded up over their alleged use of the ByLock application, which Turkish

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[VIDEO] Parents seek UN help as no news from Turkish teacher abducted in Pakistan

There has been no trace of Turkish teacher Mesut Kacmaz and his family since they were abducted by a group of people in police uniforms in Pakistan 15 days ago. Kacmaz’s parents, worried over the safety of their children, are seeking help from the United Nations. [VIDEO] Parents seek UN help as no news from

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Investigation launched against dismissed public worker’s 70-year-old mother

An Ankara prosecutor has launched a probe against 7 people including Kezban Şaçılık, the septuagenarian mother of the dismissed civil servant Veli Şaçılık. Veli Saçılık is a former political prisoner and public servant who was sacked by government decree in the aftermath of a July 15 coup attempt in Turkey. He has been staging protests

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Warrant issued for another US consulate staffer as wife, son under interrogation: report

Amid visa crisis with the US over the arrest of a Turkish national working at the İstanbul Consulate General last week, media reported that Turkish authorities issued detention warrant for another US consulate staff on Sunday morning. According to a report by Hurriyet daily, Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office issued a detention warrant for a

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809 people detained over Gülen links in past week: ministry

At least 809 people were detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement over the past week. In a written statement on Monday, the Interior Ministry said 809 people were rounded up in operations targeting the Gülen movement in between Oct 2 to 9. Turkish government accuses the movement of masterminding the July 15, 2016

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Rights defenders face up to 15 years in prison over terror charges

An indictment prepared against 11 rights defenders including Amnesty International’s (AI) Turkey Director İdil Eser seek 15 years in jail for each of the suspects over terror charges. The human rights activists were detained during a workshop at a hotel on İstanbul’s Büyükada on July 5. While three of them were later released pending trial,

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Teacher couple, 2 children detained near Greek border while on way to escape Turkey

A Malatya-based couple, identified with initials H.Y. and I.Y., were detained along with their two kids near Greek border in Edirne province, on Friday. The family was reportedly on their way to escape Turkey to Greece as they fear government persecution in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. H.Y. worked as a teacher at

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