[INTERVIEW] A generation shaped by Turkey’s post-coup purge: Rana Özçelik’s story of resilience and exile

“My father’s unlawful arrest inflicted immeasurable pain on my family, but leaving Turkey also opened so many doors and opportunities. I am still grateful,” said 23-year-old Rana Özçelik. On the 10th anniversary of a coup attempt in July 2016 that triggered a sweeping purge carried out by the Turkish government, the Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) […] The post [INTERVIEW] A generation shaped by Turkey’s post-coup purge: Rana Özçelik’s story of resilience and exile appeared first on Stockho...

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