Turkey Purge

Police officers who guarded Erdogan on night of coup attempt arrested: report

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Some of the police officers who allegedly guarded Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan against the putscihst soldiers on the night of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, have been put in pre-trial detention on coup charges, the Sputnik English reported on Saturday. According to the report, speaking during a hearing of the trial of […]

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AI secretary-general visits Turkey director in İstanbul prison, calls for her immediate release

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The secretary-general of Amnesty International, Salil Shetty, on Saturday visited the rights group’s Turkey director, İdil Eser, in an İstanbul prison and called for her immediate release along with that of seven other activists being held in pretrial detention for allegedly aiding a terror group. According an AP story on Saturday, Shetty said Eser was doing well

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Economist: Torture, abductions return to Turkey but international response is weak

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Torture has re-emerged in Turkish prisons amid the fallout from the last year’s abortive coup, however international response has remained weak so far, according to the Economist magazine. In an article on Sept 7, Economist underlined that torture have become widespread in Turkey in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt while other

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Opp deputy under investigation for criticism over civilian deaths in southern Turkey

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An investigation was launched into main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu immediately after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticized the deputy for saying that civilians were being killed in attacks by armed drones, the Cumhuriyet daily reported on Friday. According to the report, Tanrıkulu is accused of insulting the government of the

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Sweden, Germany urge EU to act against Turkey’s Interpol abuses

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German and Sweden urged the European Union (EU) Commission to act against what they said Turkey’s politically-motivated arrest warrants through Interpol. In a joint letter signed by both countries foreign ministers Simon Gabriel and Margot Wallström, the commission is warned that Turkey is violating the Interpol’s constitution with politically motivated arrest warrants. Addressed directly to

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CCTV cameras set up in toilets, bathrooms of İstanbul’s Silivri prison: report

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The administration of Silivri Prison in İstanbul, a facility that holds mainly political prisoners, has set up CCTV cameras in the toilets and bathrooms of the women’s wards, a violation of the female inmates’ right to privacy, several Turkish media outlets reported on Thursday. According to the Sol news portal, several female inmates complained about

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Germany warns travellers to Turkey over arrests without due process

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The German foreign ministry has updated a travel warning for citizens currently holidaying or planning to vacation in Turkey, saying they could be arbitrarily imprisoned on terror charges or links to terrorist groups. According to the travel update from German Federal Foreign Office on Tuesday, German citizens are warned of arbitrary imprisonment on accusations of terrorism or

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Dried fruit chain seized in post-coup crackdown

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Izmir-based Recep Can Kuruyemiş, a well-established local chain of dried nuts and fruits, has been seized in the government’s crackdown against the Gulen movement which is accused of masterminding the July 15, 2016 failed coup. Trustees were appointed to Recep Can Kuruyemiş and a sister company that produces herbal cosmetics, Hurriyet reported on Sept 1.

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3 ‘Gülenists’ put in pre-trial detention for trying to exit Turkey with revoked passports

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Three people who were detained on Sunday at Turkey’s Ipsala border gate on the grounds that their passports were among thousands of others which the government revoked after last year’s coup attempt, were put in pre-trial detention by a Turkish court on Tuesday, the Cumhuriyet daily reported. According to the daily, the Turkish government earlier

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