Human Tragedies

Y., the father of a 6-month-old disabled baby, was reportedly arrested almost three months ago over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15. According to the TR724 news portal, Y. had been performing compulsory military service until he was detained and then put in […]

Y.A. a court clerk of 5 years now works at a transport store in Mersin in order to make his living. According to a Facebook post on March 6, Y.A. was dismissed from profession with a decree issued by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016. “Just got

Dismissed following decrees issued by the Turkish government in the aftermath of a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, many public servants, including police officers and teachers, found themselves working at unskilled jobs in the labor market. Turkey Purge managed to compile real stories from a group of victims of ongoing purge. S.K., a religious culture and

An İstanbul woman reacted angrily to police officers who tried to intervened in their protest against husband’s dismissal as part of Turkish government’s post-coup witch-hunt. In a video footage released on social media on March 6, a group of police officers in plain clothes are seen trying to detain S.Y., and his wife and, three kids for

Hatice Kökoğlu, the mother of a disabled son and daughter, has reportedly been detained in Kütahya province over alleged links to the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of masterminding a coup attempt on July 15. According to the Twitter account @magdurmesajlari, Hatice Kökoğlu has been taking care of her 7-year-old disabled daughter, Meral Kökoğlu,

Tuğba Y., a teacher who lost her sanity due to alleged torture during weeks of interrogation, was arrested and has been kept in prison since late January despite doctors’ reports showing her deteriorating mental condition. According to the TR724 news website, Tuğba Y. and her husband K. Y. were detained by police in early January

Yavuz Bölek, a former police chief who was dismissed from profession following corruption probes implicating Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has colorectal cancer (CRC), and will soon be struck with paralysis if he is not given medical attention. His pleas are ignored. “My husband is slowly dying in prison for a crime he did not commit.

N.A., a Turkish literature teacher who was left unemployed after her school was shuttered as part of the post-coup emergency rule, was detained when he stopped by Konya’s Ereğli prison to visit her imprisoned husband, İ.A, on Thursday. İ.A., a former accountant at the same school has been under arrest for some time, according to

M.K., a retired police officer under arrest at Silivri prison for some time, had his jaw broken after he, all of a sudden, fainted and fell to the ground on Feb. 2. Yet, he is yet to have a surgery despite experts warning of further ramifications. Already a high-blood pressure patient, M.K. got his jaw

İ.A.O. was detained when she stopped by the Trabzon prison on Valentine’s Day in a bid to visit her husband H.O., who had been earlier jailed as part of the government’s post-coup witch hunt. The couple’s 6-year-old son, Y.O. was left under his relatives’ care and İ.A.O was ultimately arrested by a court ruling. According