content tagged with civilian killings

Kılıçarslan Shot While Going to Cut Firewood in Bitlis Loses His Life

Kılıçarslan Shot While Going to Cut Firewood in Bitlis Loses His Life

Shot by PKK members while going to cut firewood, Kılıçarslan has lost his life, four other woodcutters have been injured.

HRW: 3 Attacks Killing 26 Civilians in Afrin May Be Unlawful

HRW: 3 Attacks Killing 26 Civilians in Afrin May Be Unlawful

Conducting an investigation about the three bombardments carried out as part of Afrin operation, the HRW has said that 26 civilians 17 of whom are children were killed, and "Turkish Armed Forces appear to have failed to take necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties”.

23 February 2018

Motion For Parliamentary Investigation of Roboski Massacre in Its 6th Year Anniversary

Motion For Parliamentary Investigation of Roboski Massacre in Its 6th Year Anniversary

HDP MP İrmez has made a motion for a parliamentary investigation of the massacre in Roboski village in Turkey's southeastern province of Şırnak, where 34 people were hit and killed by fighter jets on December 28, 2011.

28 December 2017

Court Confirms Öner’s Death Was ‘Not an Accident But Willful Murder’

Court Confirms Öner’s Death Was ‘Not an Accident But Willful Murder’

Regional Court of Justice has confirmed that the death of 19 year-old Şahin Öner who was hit by an armoured vehicle, was “not an accident but a willful murder”. The case has been referred to heavy criminal court.

15 December 2017

Court of Appeals Approves Prison Sentence for Police Officer Who Shot Doğan in House Raid

Court of Appeals Approves Prison Sentence for Police Officer Who Shot Doğan in House Raid

Court of Appeals has approved the prison sentence for the police officer Y.M. who shot Doğan to death in a house raid in Sarıyer, İstanbul.

20 November 2017

Human Rights Association Demands Those Accountable for Deaths By Armoured Vehicles Be Tried

Human Rights Association Demands Those Accountable for Deaths By Armoured Vehicles Be Tried

Human Rights Association İzmir Branch has stated that in the last 14 months, 23 people have lost their lives after being hit by armoured vehicles, 6 others have been killed in fire opened from these vehicles and demanded to put an end to the impunity regarding these crimes.

27 October 2017

Prison Sentence for Teacher Çelik Who Said “Don’t Let Children Die” Affirmed

Prison Sentence for Teacher Çelik Who Said “Don’t Let Children Die” Affirmed

The prison sentence of teacher Ayşe Çelik, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison for saying “don’t let children die” on the live TV programme Beyaz Şov, has been affirmed by the higher court.

3 October 2017 Ekin Karaca

Women Injured in Diyarbakır Over Explosion of Object in Her Garden

Women Injured in Diyarbakır Over Explosion of Object in Her Garden

A woman has been severely injured in Diyarbakır, when an object, which she found in her garden and tried to throw away, exploded.

13 September 2017

Probe Into CHP’s Tanrıkulu’s Statement on Armed Drones Shooting Civilians

Probe Into CHP’s Tanrıkulu’s Statement on Armed Drones Shooting Civilians

An investigation has been launched upon CHP İstanbul MP Tanrıkulu’s statement that civilians were being shot by armed drones.

8 September 2017

PKK Attack in Hakkari: 2 Workers Killed, 3 Injured

PKK Attack in Hakkari: 2 Workers Killed, 3 Injured

An attack has been carried out on workers at a power transmission line in the rural area of Çobanpınar village in Yüksekova district of Hakkari. Two workers have lost their lives, three others have been injured.

7 September 2017

Tarkan and Sezen Aksu Sing For Ceylan Önkol Killed in Lice

Tarkan and Sezen Aksu Sing For Ceylan Önkol Killed in Lice

Musicians Sezen Aksu and Tarkan have sang the song “Ceylan” (Gazelle) in memory of Ceylan Önkol killed by a mortar shell at the age of 12 in Lice of Diyarbakır.

Police Officer Causing Death of 2 Children in Silopi Arrested

Police Officer Causing Death of 2 Children in Silopi Arrested

A police officer, who entered into a house with panzer through the wall and caused death of two children in Silopi district of Şırnak, has been arrested.

President Erdoğan: They Try to Demoralize Our People

President Erdoğan: They Try to Demoralize Our People

Issuing a statement following Ortaköy attack, President Erdoğan has said “We are determined to destroy the source of the threats and attacks against our country”.

‘How Could a 12 Year-Old Child Provoke Police’, Asks Attorney of Kazanhan Shot to Death

‘How Could a 12 Year-Old Child Provoke Police’, Asks Attorney of Kazanhan Shot to Death

The verdict has been rendered in the trial of 12 year-old Nihat Kazan’s murder by police in Cizre. The police was first sentenced to aggravated lifetime imprisonment and the sentence was then abated to 13 years and 4 months. The family and attorneys will challenge the decision.

11 November 2016 Ayça Söylemez

3 Village Guards, 1 Civilian Killed in Van

3 Village Guards, 1 Civilian Killed in Van

An attack has been carried out by members of PKK in Başkale district of Van killing three village guards and a civilian. Two other people have been injured.

10 November 2016

5 Year-Old Child Hit by Police Car in Şırnak Dies

5 Year-Old Child Hit by Police Car in Şırnak Dies

Five year-old Hakan Sarak hit by an armoured police vehicle while playing on the street in Cizre district of Şırnak has lost his life. Şırnak Governorship has announced that an investigation has been launched into the incident.

25 October 2016

HPG Claims Responsibility For Attack in Şemdinli

HPG Claims Responsibility For Attack in Şemdinli

HPG has claimed responsibility for the bomb attack in Şemdinli district of Hakkari province, killing 15 people including 10 soldiers and five civilians.

11 October 2016

Hakkari Governorship: Not 18 but 15 Killed in Şemdinli Attack

Hakkari Governorship: Not 18 but 15 Killed in Şemdinli Attack

Hakkari Governorship made a new statement today announcing the death toll in PKK attack in Şemdinli as 15. Prime Minister Yıldırım had announced yesterday that the death toll was 18 including 10 soldiers and eight civilians.

10 October 2016

Attack on Gendarmerie Station in Şemdinli

Attack on Gendarmerie Station in Şemdinli

10 soldiers and eight civilians have been killed in PKK attack on gendarmerie station in Şemdinli district of Hakkari. 11 soldiers and 16 civilians have been injured.

10 October 2016

1 Police Arrested in Yüksekova Incident

1 Police Arrested in Yüksekova Incident

Following the incident that four civilians have been killed resulted by the fire opened from armored vehicle, police officer in charge of the weapon has been arrested. Bodies of the funeral were held with the participation of politicians.

10 October 2016

UN: We Have Formed Monitoring Team for Southeast

UN: We Have Formed Monitoring Team for Southeast

UN Human Rights High Commissioner Al Hussein has said they continue to receive right violation complaints about Turkey and declared that a “monitoring team has been formed about the situation in the Southeast”.

13 September 2016

Sur Report by HDP: ‘Cultural Heritage’ Turned into Ruin

Sur Report by HDP: ‘Cultural Heritage’ Turned into Ruin

In a report on the Sur district of Diyarbakır, the HDP has said that 90 civilians and 71 security staff have lost their lives and that historical buildings in the district have been destroyed in the curfews and operations.

7 September 2016

Human Rights Association: 320 Civilians Including 75 Children Killed in Operations

Human Rights Association: 320 Civilians Including 75 Children Killed in Operations

According to the annual report of the Human Rights Association, over 320 civilians of whom 75 were children were killed in the operations during the curfews.

Bomb attack in Van

Bomb attack in Van

In a bomb attack carried out by PKK members detonating a bomb-laden vehicle in the city center of Van province, two civilians and a police officer have been killed. 73 persons including 20 police officers were injured.

2 Police, 3 Soldiers Killed in Hakkari, Siirt

2 Police, 3 Soldiers Killed in Hakkari, Siirt

Two police officers and three soldiers have lost their lives in the attack carried out by Kurdistan Workers’ Party yesterday evening in Hakkari and Siirt provinces.

Bomb Attack in Kamışlı of Rojava

Bomb Attack in Kamışlı of Rojava

A lorry loaded with sheeps has been detonated in Kamışlı city of Rojava neighbouring Turkey’s southeastern city of Mardin. Many civilians have been killed.

HRW: State Blocks Investigation into Southeast Killings in Turkey

HRW: State Blocks Investigation into Southeast Killings in Turkey

Human Rights Watch Organization has noted that the Government of Turkey was blocking access for independent investigations into mass abuses against civilians across southeast Turkey and demanded to grant UN permission to launch investigation.

İHD: No News Can be Received from Some Villages of Lice

İHD: No News Can be Received from Some Villages of Lice

İHD Diyarbakır Branch has declared that communication has been cut with some regions of Lice where curfew and operation are continuing, and that the residents’ condition are unknown. It has demanded entry to those villages.

10 Bomb Attacks, 275 Deaths

10 Bomb Attacks, 275 Deaths

275 people have been killed in the 10 attacks launched over three years. Probe has been launched into only one attack, there is confidentiality order on all the investigations.

6 June 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Civilians Killed in Bomb Attack in Silopi

Civilians Killed in Bomb Attack in Silopi

Bomb has been detonated during the passage of police shuttle in Silopi district of Şırnak province. Four civilians including a 4-year-old child lost their lives. 19 people of whom five are police and one is a 6-month baby wounded, according to Governorship.

13 Killed in Diyarbakır Identified

13 Killed in Diyarbakır Identified

12 persons lost and one person unidentified in the explosion in Sur district of Diyarbakır have been identified.

UN Sends Investigation Commission

UN Sends Investigation Commission

The United Nations has declared that they have accepted the demand for commission to investigate the violation rights that took place during the operations in the southeast, and that send a commission as soon as possible.

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