Human Tragedies

The wife of a retired teacher in Turkey’s Aydın province has become a victim of what many call a relentless government witch-hunt against suspected sympathizers of the Gülen movement, which stands accused of masterminding the July 15 coup attempt. The government pinned the blame for the abortive coup on the movement, which has denied any […]

With Turkey’s post-coup witch-hunt already gone off the rails, Turkey Purge has been continuously receiving anonymous tips from victims as well as from their relatives. The wife of an arrested man in Isparta province identified only by the initials U.T. decries the difficulties she has encountered in recent days in a letter translated below. “My

Ayşenur Parıldak, a former reporter from the now-closed Zaman daily who is among dozens of journalists jailed after a failed military coup attempt in Turkey, said she has been subjected to physical violence and sexual harassment in prison. Parıldak was arrested on Aug. 11 after spending eight days in detention. She was covering court stories

In custody for about two months, İbrahim Günenç, a member of Turkey’s Council of State, has said he hadn’t seen another human being for weeks until former Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Hüseyin Aygün recently visited him. Detained as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement on July 29, Günenç said Aygün was the

A Turkish woman who was arrested when she was eight months pregnant has recently been released after giving birth while incarcerated. Turkeypurge.com reached out to the victim, who spoke about her experiences under arrest. She preferred not to reveal her identity due to concerns over Turkey’s socio-political environment. The victim said she was arrested due

An ever-growing government crackdown against the Gulen movement knows no bounds with an İzmir based-teacher who has been fighting leukemia and his pregnant wife, also a teacher, being held behind bars for days. Turkey Purge has recently received an anonymous tip which reveals how the government purge of suspected Gülen sympathizers affect personal lives. The

Police detained a 55-year-old Turkish woman just hours before her flight to Mecca, a long-desired destination where she had been planning to pray for her deceased husband. A recent tip sent to Turkey Purge sheds lights on how the massive purge initiated by the government following a coup attempt on July 15 has wreaked havoc

Hardly a day passes lately without a letter from those who have fled Turkey amid widespread purge that was launched following the July 15 military coup attempt. What follows is a translation of a recently-received one in which a family, sympathizer of the Gulen Movement, a.k.a. Hizmet, talk over their experience in leaving the country.

Under arrest for more than a month over his alleged ties to the failed coup attempt, Deputy Governor Bülent Güven were actually targeted due to his opposition to a construction project launched by pro-government businessman, Nihat Özdemir, according to his wife. In a candidly-letter to T24 columnist Oya Baydar, the bureaucrat’s wife Kübra Güven called