Turkey hunger strike

Jailed hunger striker Gülmen taken to intensive care unit ahead of hearing

September 26, 2017

Jailed teacher Nuriye Gülmen, who has been on a hunger strike for 202 days, has been taken against her will to the intensive care...

Gülmen and Özakça’s lawyer: They will end hunger strike when their voices are heard

July 26, 2017

Selçuk Kozağaçlı, the lawyer for imprisoned educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, has said the two will end their hunger strike when they feel...

National

Protesters asking for reinstatement to job given house arrest

July 12, 2017

Five protesters who are demanding reinstatement to their jobs by protesting on a street in Ankara have been sentenced to house arrest, the Diken...

Turkish intellectuals call for attention to academics on hunger strike

June 21, 2017

A group of intellectuals and artists have called on Turkish authorities to meet the demands of Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça, two dismissed educators...

Diplomacy

EU very concerned about arrested hunger strikers Gülmen and Özakça

June 1, 2017

The European Union has commented on the recent arrest of two hunger strikers who were dismissed from their jobs in the wake of a...

National

Mother, wife of Özakça detained after starting hunger strike

May 22, 2017

Sultan Özakça and Esra Özakça, the mother and wife of Semih Özakça, a fired educator who was detained early on Monday morning along with...

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