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Being the Child of a Family Victimized by Decree-Laws

Discrimination, insult, threat, violence…

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Tragicomic stories experienced during the process in Turkey

"Smile if you want, cry if you wish." Quotes from the book.

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Esengül Arslan - 23-year-old nursing student who was arrested

Two school semesters were wasted

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The Case of the Girls

The prosecution of 15 girls aged between 13 and 19 for their ordinary daily routines

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Reports of Human Rights Violations

in Turkey

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My daughter was at risk of dying if she didn’t take her medication, but the police took her medication.

Our lives and the lives of our children are divided into two as before and after the slander called July 15. Before July 15, I was working as a principal at a private educational institution.

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I read more than 200 books in prison.

I was born as the youngest of three children. From a young age, I worked hard in school. After middle school, I took the exams and got into an Anatolian High School. Later, I was accepted into the Faculty of Law at university. After graduating successfully, I passed the civil service exam and became a public prosecutor.

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The Rulers Of The State Had Prepared A List Of Civil Servants They Would Dismiss From The State, Long Before The So-called Coup Attempt

I started studying Dutch just a month after I arrived in the Netherlands. My language learning journey lasted about a year and a half, and I got a job right after. Dutch people are very helpful and friendly. I love my job, my colleagues and the Netherlands. I am very grateful to these kind-hearted people.

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I Completed My Education Under Difficult Conditions And Became A Police Officer

I stayed in prison for 1 year. 9 months after being released from prison, I was detained again with a different excuse and was released after 7 days of detention by the decision of the prosecutor's office. Meanwhile, our family order and the entire psychology of family members were disrupted. My wife and I broke up.

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I Was Dismissed From My Job at TRT

During a prison visit my mother could not recognize me, and soon after, she passed away in sorrow from missing her child. I only learned of my mother's death the night I was released.

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I was a diplomat...

My career and freedom, which I had worked hard to achieve for years, were forcibly taken away from me through a fabricated coup scenario.

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In front of the eyes of my 3,5 year old child, my wrists were handcuffed behind my back as if I were a very dangerous criminal

My wife, child, and I are looking forward to getting a residence permit and the day when we will be reunited after family reunification.

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"When an incident occurs, if you want to find the doer, look at who benefits from the outcome of the incident".

Out of the group of 24 people, including a little baby and several children, only 7 people, including us, were able to cross the Meriç River. The rest were caught by the Greek soldiers and deported to Turkey, and unfortunately all of them were arrested. Now, people in our country are paying (part of) the price of applauding cruelty by struggling with economic difficulties.

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When the soldiers pointed their guns at us, the child in my arms was so scared and cried so much that I can still hear his voice in my ears

We got married in the chief officers' room, with guards as wedding witnesses. For nearly 5 years, my father could not come to visit me because he said, "my daughter, my heart cannot handle seeing you there." Unfortunately, we lost my father in the earthquake shortly after he was released from prison.

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No One Would Choose to Become a Refugee

The state not only prevented people dismissed by the decree from receiving services from the healthcare system, but also took those who volunteered to help them under surveillance as members of a terrorist organization. My little daughter doesn't want to have her hair cut. Because when her father left home, she was not even 2 years old and had very little hair. Now she is 5 years old and her hair reaches down to her waist. She wants her father to see and caress her long hair when he returns. My 11-year-old daughter and I are receiving psychological support, and every day my doctor has to increase the dosage of my psychiatric medication. I can't cope with this uncertainty.

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The Week My Daughter Started University, Her Teacher Threatened Her

My father was hospitalized due to his grief, and he was taken into intensive care. The week my daughter started university, her teacher threatened her. Neighbor children even stopped playing with my child.

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I Was Drowning In Front Of My Children's Eyes While Trying To Escape From Turkey

My Youngest Son Created Memories with His Father in His Imagination People who wanted to help me were labeled by the police and detained under the pretext of a new terrorist organization. I was drowning in front of my children's eyes while trying to escape from Turkey.

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A Successful Soldier's Life Story

From the Perspective of a Successful Soldier with Over 31 Years of Service and More Than 100 Awards

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The Hero

I knew, even though I was maybe around 16, that it might lead to a “bigger thing” than what is on the surface.