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Thessaloniki Doc Fest Pic Trains Lens on ‘Invisible’ Victims of Turkey’s Political Crisis

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Christopher Vourlias In the summer of 2016, members of the Turkish armed forces attempted to stage a coup d’état against the government of strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

The putsch failed, and in its aftermath came a sweeping purge that led to the suspension or dismissal of tens of thousands of soldiers, judges, teachers, police and civil servants, as well as a crackdown against those alleged to be connected to the opposition Gulen movement.Since then, over one million Turkish nationals have been investigated for terrorism and possible support for the coup attempt.

Over half of them have been arrested, while more than 75,000 Turks have fled to Europe to seek asylum. Those events form the backdrop to “Invisible,” Greek journalist Marianna.

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