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Former Turkish naval officer Cafer Topkaya, purged from his NATO job and jailed for more than a year, looks back through diary entries he made while in Sincan prison near Ankara. Topkaya escaped Turkey while on conditional release from prison and returned to Belgium. Teri Schultz hide caption

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Purged By Turkey, An Ex-NATO Officer Speaks Out About Detention Under Erdogan

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A popular Turkish baklava shop, Faruk Güllüoğlu, is one of nearly 1,000 companies expropriated by the Turkish government since last year's failed coup. The company is now run by a government trustee. Lauren Frayer/NPR hide caption

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Turkish Businesses Snagged In Government's Post-Coup Crackdown

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