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Accused Police Officer Absent for 21 Months

Accused Police Officer Absent for 21 Months

The court declined Yalın's request to detain police officer Gişi who shot at him 21 months ago. The case is adjourned to 11 March next year since the police defendant did not show up at the court.

30 September 2009 Emine Özcan

Journalist Indicted Without Being Informed

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Journalist Indicted Without Being Informed

Journalist Baransu is accused of "insulting the military" because of publishing news about the "Anti-Reactionary Plan" against AKP and the religious Fetullah Gülen movement. Now his file has been taken to the Ministry of Justice. The General Staff announced that they opened a trial against Baransu.

15 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Ahmet Yıldız Murder Case Started. Fugitive Defendant: Yıldız's Father

LGBT MURDERS

Ahmet Yıldız Murder Case Started. Fugitive Defendant: Yıldız's Father

Yıldız's father could not be caught yet. He claimed to have killed his own son because of his being homosexual. Darama, who got injured in the course of the incident, was admitted to case. Lambda's request to join the case was denied. The witness claimed he had been threatened.

9 September 2009 Elif Gençkal

Nur Birgen Files Case Against Prof. Fincancı and Journalist Yarkadaş

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Nur Birgen Files Case Against Prof. Fincancı and Journalist Yarkadaş

Nur Birgen sues TİHV board chair Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı and gerçekgündem.com journalist Barış Yarkadaş for the content of their broadcast. Fincancı claimed that Birgen obtained her executive position in the Institute for Forensic Medicine as a "reward for her loyalty."

7 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Mardin Massacre Trial Starts

Mardin Massacre Trial Starts

Of the 11 detained tried for the murder of 44 people in the province of Mardin 3 defendants pleaded guilty, designating the massacre as "honor killing". 8 defendants denied the charges, their testimony confirmed by the 3 confessors.

3 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Sivas Massacre Suspect Erçakmak Nested in France

SİVAS MASSACRE

Sivas Massacre Suspect Erçakmak Nested in France

New findings reveal that Erçakmak probably lives in France. The plaintiffs' lawyers demand Erçakmak's extradition to Turkey. The court accepted their request.

2 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Torture Suspect Sexually Assaults Victim’s Sister

Torture Suspect Sexually Assaults Victim’s Sister

At the court case concerned with the death of Engin Çeber, his sister was sexually assaulted by a defendant accused of torturing Çeber in a prison.

16 April 2009 Emine Özcan

Malatya Murder Case Postponed

The next hearing of the trial is in January. There has been a dangerous shift of focus in news reports on the trial.

26 November 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

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