Demonstrators hold a banner outside a court in Istanbul, last December, when Turkish academics went on trial for signing a declaration calling for the end of hostilities in Turkey’s southeast.
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AP: Purged NATO officer speaks out after escaping jail in Turkey
BRUSSELS (AP) — In his sixth week of detention, Cafer Topkaya stopped counting the days in his prison diary, realizing he wouldn’t be going home anytime soon.
Washington Post: Why Turkey’s human rights violations won’t end up in court.
A Turkish police officer watches a political rally in Istanbul in front of posters of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, left, and the current president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)
Torture in Turkey reported by journalist Cevheri Guven
Α documentary about the “Torture Farm’ in the capital city of Turkey, Ankara.
Turkey, Events of 2016
On July 15, 2016, elements of the military attempted to carry out a coup d’état against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. In the aftermath, the government declared a state of emergency, jailed thousands of soldiers and embarked on a wholesale purge of public officials, police, teachers, judges, and prosecutors. Most of those jailed, dismissed, or suspended were accused of being followers of the US-based cleric Fethullah Gülen.