Turkish human rights lawyer Tugay Bek, under detention for the past 4 days, were battered by riot police officers when he resisted to be handcuffed behind back. According to Turkish media, Bek was taken to a hospital for medical control in Adana on Wednesday night. When a group of police officers wanted to handcuff him […]
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Besime Konca, a deputy from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was detained on Monday night and released on probation on Tuesday morning, was detained again on Tuesday evening. Another HDP deputy, Çağlar Demirel, was also detained along with Konca on Monday night, but she was arrested. The deputies were detained as part of
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A private dormitory in Istanbul’s Esentepe district has become home to junkies while it has been ransacked by unknown suspects on multiple occasions since the residence was seized as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement in the aftermath of the coup attempt. Opened to provide accommodation for male students at the now-closed Fatih
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The children of former Taraf daily journalist Mehmet Baransu, who was imprisoned in March 2015 after revealing an alleged government plan to “eliminate the Gülen movement” based on a secret document he published in 2013, have changed their last name due to pressure at school and in their neighborhood, CNNTürk reported on Wednesday. An İstanbul
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“My husband has cancer and needs special treatment. It is unlikely that he can get that under his current poor prison conditions. Please hear my voice. Anyone who has a conscience! Please help me and my husband. Please help us before it’s too late!” reads a letter sent to Turkey Purge by the wife of
Police detained an Antalya-based housewife after failing to reach her husband who has being wanted for his former employment at International Antalya University. The university has long been under investigation for its alleged ties to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt. A recent tip submitted to Turkey
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In yet another example of scapegoating the Gülen movement for any wrongdoing in Turkey or in anywhere else in the world, the ruling Justice and Development’s (AK Party) vice chairman and Istanbul deputy Mustafa Ataş said FETÖ was responsible for harsh police reaction to protesters in Gezi demonstrations in 2013. “Do you remember how people
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Cem Küçük, a staunchly pro-government journalist who is known for his attacks on government critics on social media, has said the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government has established a special unit to bring Gülen followers who fled the country in the wake of a government crackdown on the movement back to Turkey. “The
In yet another example of scapegoating the Gülen movement for anything bad in Turkey or in anywhere else in the world, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s chief advisor Yiğit Bulut hinted at connections between FETÖ and the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. “FETÖ” is an abbreviation for the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization, coined by the Turkish
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Muhsin Durmaz, a judge dismissed from profession by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) in the aftermath of the July 15 for his alleged links to the Gülen movement, was later arrested and put in solitary confinement. According to his wife, Durmaz was being held in solitary cell for psychological torture. What follows is a letter
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