content tagged with police killing

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut to death not arrested again

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut to death not arrested again

In the retrial over the killing of Kemal Kurkut during the Diyarbakır Newroz in 2017, the court has once again rejected the request for arresting the police officer on trial.

Killing of Kemal Kurkut by police was ‘within legal framework', says the appeals court

Killing of Kemal Kurkut by police was ‘within legal framework', says the appeals court

The Diyarbakır Regional Court of Justice has concluded that the killing of Kemal Kurkut by the police during the 2017 Newroz celebrations “did not violate his right to life.”

‘We will speak for life against death, for peace against war’

‘We will speak for life against death, for peace against war’

Shot in his head with a tear gas canister fired by a police officer in İstanbul during Gezi, Berkin Elvan lost his life on March 11, 2014, 269 days after being shot. He is commemorated on the eighth anniversary of his death.

HDP brings Çetin Kaya's 'killing' by the police to Parliamentary agenda

HDP brings Çetin Kaya's 'killing' by the police to Parliamentary agenda

HDP’s Ersoy says that while Kaya was handcuffed behind his back and shot in the back of his head at close range, “the city surveillance cameras were not recording” in the meantime as in the case of several files where the police are perpetrators.

3 December 2021

Dilek Doğan’s brother sentenced to 19 years, 7 months in prison

Dilek Doğan’s brother sentenced to 19 years, 7 months in prison

Emrah Doğan, the elder brother of Dilek Doğan, who was killed by the police in 2015, has been sentenced to 19 years, 7 months in prison on charge of “membership of an organization” and “threat.”

‘We are punished because we demand justice’

BY DİLEK DOĞAN’S ELDER BROTHER

‘We are punished because we demand justice’

Emrah Doğan, the elder brother of Dilek Doğan, who was killed by the police, says that his family has come under judicial pressure because of their struggle for justice: “And I am arrested because I demanded law and justice for Dilek, for our dearest.”

16 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Police Open Fire on Vehicle, 17-Year-Old Seyhan Loses His Life

Police Open Fire on Vehicle, 17-Year-Old Seyhan Loses His Life

Police officers opened fire on a vehicle in İstanbul on the allegation that “it disobeyed the stop warning of the police” 17-year-old Cihan Seyhan, who was in the vehicle at the time of incident, has lost his life.

12 December 2018

Court Rules for ‘Examination at Scene of Incident’ 5 Years After Incident

ŞAHİN ÖNER CASE

Court Rules for ‘Examination at Scene of Incident’ 5 Years After Incident

The court board has ruled that an examination shall be conducted at the scene of incident, where 19-year-old Şahin Öner was hit by an armored vehicle and lost his life in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır five years ago.

30 November 2018

Detained ISIS Suspect Kills 1 Officer at Police Station

Detained ISIS Suspect Kills 1 Officer at Police Station

A suspect detained on charges of being an ISIS member has stabbed a police officer to death in the Security Directorate on Vatan Street.

Police Injured in Nusaybin Loses His Life

Police Injured in Nusaybin Loses His Life

Special operations police officer Serkan Yılmaz wounded during an operation in Nusaybin district of Mardin has lost his life in GATA.

Explosion in Nusaybin: 1 Police Killed, 2 Others Wounded

Explosion in Nusaybin: 1 Police Killed, 2 Others Wounded

One of the three police officers wounded in the explosion resulting by the improvised explosive device planted on the road be detonated in Nusaybin district, lost his life in the hospital.

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Police Murder

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Police Murder

ECHR announced its verdict on the case of Ali Külah who was battered and shot dead by a police officer for not showing his ID. Turkey was ordered to pay 65,000 euros to Külah's family.

23 April 2013 Ayça Söylemez