Mehmet Tosun, a Turkish judge who was dismissed from his job after a coup attempt on July 15, 2016, died of cancer on Thursday, according to a twitter account believed to be managed by another purged judge claimed. The claim has neither been confirmed nor denied by the Turkish authorities. The twitter account claimed that […]
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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
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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Emine Ay, a 4.5-months pregnant woman who was jailed last month, has been hospitalized due to risk of a potential miscarriage. “I have just talked with the chief physician at the Bitlis State Hospital. She was hospitalized because she had a risk of miscarriage. She is going to be transferred to a hospital in Van.
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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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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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Rukiye Öztürk, a Turkish woman who was removed from her job as a Quran teacher, has died of brain tumor, media reported Wednesday. Öztürk was on public payroll with her job as a Quran teacher registered with Turkey’s Religious Directorate until she was dismissed over her links to the Gulen movement a year after the
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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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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
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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