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Gülenists use jinns, magicians to spread cancer in Turkey, pro-gov’t journalist claims

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In yet another attempt to demonize sympathizers of the Gülen movement, pro-government journalist Ömer Turan said Gülenists make use of jinns and magicians in order to spread cancer in the country. “FETÖ is capable of seeping into the bodies of targeted people and instilling cancer with the help of a method called magnetic wave, or […]

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‘Prisoners are being tortured,’ arrested Turkish man shouts in a cry for help

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“Political [prisoners] are being subjected to torture,” said a man under arrest, in an obvious cry for help, as he was being forced into a police car after a medical checkup in Manisa province. With allegations of ill-treatment of Turkey’s post-coup prisoners becoming more widespread by the day, the relatives of an arrested man videotaped a

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Turkish teacher attempts to change Kurdish name of primary pupil

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A primary school teacher in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır attempted to convince a Kurdish boy to have his Kurdish name, Biryar, changed to Ramazan, the Turkish version of the Arabic word Ramadan, according to a story in the Cumhuriyet daily on Thursday. Eğitim-Sen union official Mehmet Nuri Özdemir told Cumhuriyet that a teacher at

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Turkey’s National Police reportedly establish special torture unit following coup attempt

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With allegations of ill-treatment of Turkey’s post-coup detainees becoming more widespread with every passing day, TR724 has claimed that the National Police Department has set up a torture unit in order to deal with alleged coup plotters. Independent news portal TR724 on Monday published the fourth part in a series on the re-emergence of torture in

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Tortured detainee would choose 50 years in prison over return to custody

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“I am OK with 50 years in prison, but please don’t send me back to detention in a holding cell,” a woman witnessed her detained husband begging police officers during a recent visit to the detention center. Independent news portal TR724 on Sunday published the third part in a series on the re-emergence of torture

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Erdoğan’s Twitter army asks gov’t to kill all Gülen sympathizers in jail

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A pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) Twitter troll has called on the government to make plans for the massacre of all Gülen sympathizers who are currently behind bars in the event of a second coup attempt in the country. Responding to a claim voiced by retired Col. Atilla Uğur in the Yeni Şafak daily on

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Angry Çanakkale man hits Gülen follower in head with mop stick

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“No room for the traitor!” an assailant shouted after attacking with a mop stick a Çanakkale man who was detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15. Top government officials have called on people to lend a hand in its all-out

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Torture re-emerges in Turkish prisons after massive purge

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A Turkish news portal on Friday started a series on the re-emergence of torture in Turkish prisons following a failed coup on July 15, based on the personal accounts of victims and their families. Independent news portal TR724 published the statements of the family of teacher E.B., who was tortured in prison by the insertion

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Turkey postpones scheduled visit by UN rapporteur on torture

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The Turkish government has postponed the scheduled visit of Juan E. Mendez, the UN special rapporteur on torture, to the county, which has been beset by allegations of torture, maltreatment and rape against detainees in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt. “While I understand that the developments in Turkey during the last months demand

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Detained eye doctor missing for weeks under emergency rules

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Eye doctor Ayhan Yılmaz has been missing since he was detained by Turkish police under the post-coup emergency rules, according to his journalist brother İsmail Hakkı Yılmaz. Bursa police raided house of Dr. Yılmaz and took him under custody on August 24. According to information gathered by his journalist brother, Yılmaz was sent to the

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