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MP raises concerns over growing access to firearms in Turkey

MP raises concerns over growing access to firearms in Turkey

The use of firearms in routine situations show that it’s being normalized in the country, MP Gürer warns.

12 November 2024

Over 3,700 acts of armed violence recorded in Turkey in 2023

Over 3,700 acts of armed violence recorded in Turkey in 2023

Over the past decade, a total of 34,197 incidents of armed violence have occurred, according to the Umut Foundation.

12 February 2024

Increasing individual armament causing death and injury of thousands

Increasing individual armament causing death and injury of thousands

Nearly four thousand cases of armed violence were reflected in the media in Türkiye in 2022 in which 2,278 people were killed and 4,231 were injured, the Hope Foundation announced.

31 January 2023

Turkey’s violence map: 3,801 incidents of armed violence, 2,145 losses of life in 2021

Turkey’s violence map: 3,801 incidents of armed violence, 2,145 losses of life in 2021

The Umut (Hope) Foundation has shared the 2021 Turkey Violence Map with the public: Firearms were used in 3,172 incidents and sharp objects were used in 629. 3,896 people were wounded across Turkey in these incidents.

9 February 2022

Armed violence has increased by 73 percent in Turkey since 2014

INDIVIDUAL DISARMAMENT DAY

Armed violence has increased by 73 percent in Turkey since 2014

The Umut (Hope) Foundation has released a statement on the occasion of September 28 Individual Disarmament Day: As of September 24, the incidents of armed violence have increased by 6 percent to 2,592 in a year.

27 September 2021

Report: Armed violence in Turkey increased in 2020 despite lockdowns

Report: Armed violence in Turkey increased in 2020 despite lockdowns

The incidence of armed violence increased by 69 percent in 2020 compared to 2015, according to a new report.

18 January 2021