“Sancak Özdemir is one of the rare nuclear engineers with a PhD degree, who grew up in Turkey. While he was at the top of his career serving as the vice chairman of Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK), he was jailed following three-line anonymous letters. Devoted a life to Turkish nation and its future, Özdemir […]
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“I am a graduate from the Kyrgyzstani University, from the class of 2003 as an English teacher. As a result of the military coup of February 28, 1998, our diplomas were deemed ineligible. At that time, traveling to Central Asia was perceived as an indicant of affiliation to the Gulen Movement. Thus, for nearly ten
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Briefly detained for taking photos of the street next to Istanbul’s Gayrettepe Police Station, journalist Tuğba Tekerek has talked about her time in detention, shedding light on what people jailed as part of the government’s ever-increasing crackdown on the Gülen movement suffer behind bars. “I was wondering if I would be by myself or with
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Daughter of a doctor working at a public hospital in Turkey: “A group of police officers raided our house in the wee hours of the morning and detained my father. He was kept under custody for four days, and they did refused to give our family any information regarding his whereabouts. We later learned from the photos
Forced to stay behind bars for 42 days, social activist Tayfun Yıldırım has talked about his arrest, backing up widespread allegations that victims of Turkey’s post-coup purge are being subjected to beatings, torture and other types of maltreatment by prison officers. “Apart from what I experienced, I am telling you all the things I witnessed,” Yıldırım
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“My bookstore and stationary business had been operating since 1983 in Turgutlu, the biggest town of Manisa province, but because of recent events, it was closed down. As I am a founding member of Turgutlu Korfez College Preparatory School (established 1994), on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, I was detained by the police in my store
“Our family-owned company was established in 1980. I worked there for 38 years. After the coup, I realized that I will no longer be able to live in the undemocratic conditions in Turkey. So, I sold my business for a very small price and left Turkey. I was waiting for an investment visa for me
