Human Tragedies

Computer technician, died of cancer after dismissal, reinstated to job 3 months after his death

Ömer Faruk Aksoy, a computer technician who died of skin cancer after he was dismissed from job, was found innocent 2.5 years later and “reinstated” to his job. Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu, a rights activist and a lawmaker from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) tweeted Tuesday Aksoy was given a right to get back to work

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Journalist tells story of Turkey’s post-coup detainees tortured in Ankara building

Turkish journalist Cevheri Guven has claimed in a video footage that post-coup detainees are being taken to a specially-equipped building in Ankara where they are subject to torture . In a recent video recording published by the online news portal Bold Medya, Guven tells the story of Turkey’s post-coup torture victims who claimed to be

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Jailed political scientist Türköne seen with daughter in first photo from Turkish prison

Sıla Türköne, the daughter of jailed Turkish journalist Mümtazer Türköne, has said her father will celebrate yet a third birthday in Silivri Prison, sharing a photo with her father taken during a prison visit. The İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court on July 6 sentenced Zaman journalists Türköne and Mustafa Ünal 10 years, six months in

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20-year-old university student in pre-trial detention for 14 months in Manisa — claim

Nuran Gelen, a 20-year-old Celal Bayar University student has been held in a prison in Manisa province for almost fourteen months over his alleged links to the Gülen group, which accused by the Turkish government of masterminding a coup attempt in 2016. According to a social media user named Fatih Yaman, Gelen was detained by

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4 Turkish asylum seekers missing after boat capsizes in Evros river: sources

A woman and three children were reportedly missing after a boat carrying several Turkish asylum seekers capsized in Evros river along Turkey-Greece border. “A boat carrying Turkish purge victims was capsized on Evros River, Greece, a mom and 3 kids lost in flood, a kid was wearing life west, they all may be alive, rescue

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WATCH: Emotional reunion of mother, two sons after 8 months in Turkish prison on coup charges

When these two boys finally got to see their imprisoned mother again, cameras were rolling, and so were the tears. Who doesn’t love a good birthday surprise? We all know the number one way to surprise a person on their birthday is with a cake at midnight. These boys were told by their aunts that

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Turkish refugee father waits for papers to visit son diagnosed with cancer: report

Şaban Koçal, a Turkish refugee in Germany, has been waiting for official papers to reunite in Greece with his family, including a 5-year-old son, Nail, who has been diagnosed with leukemia. According to journalist Cevheri Güven, writing on Twitter, Nail Koçal had been in İstanbul’s Bakırköy Prison with his mother last year. After their release

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