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Man sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over massacre of Kurdish family

Man sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment over massacre of Kurdish family

Last year, Mehmet Altun stormed the Dedeoğulları family's house in the Meram district, and set fire to the house after shooting everyone inside.

18 November 2022

Requests rejected in the trial over the attack on Dedeoğulları family

Requests rejected in the trial over the attack on Dedeoğulları family

The court has rejected the requests for merging the files of the lawsuits filed into the racist attack on the Kurdish family on May 12, 2021 and into the deadly attack that claimed the lives of seven people from the same family in Konya on July 30, 2021.

Deadly racist attack in Konya: 2-minute footage deleted

3RD HEARING

Deadly racist attack in Konya: 2-minute footage deleted

In the trial over the killing of Dedeoğulları family, it turned out that 2-minute video footage taken on the day of the massacre was deleted and defendant Mehmet Altun got into contact with a person in a vehicle in the meantime.

Massacre of Dedeoğulları family | Court rejects request for recusal

Massacre of Dedeoğulları family | Court rejects request for recusal

Making a statement about the trial over the massacre of the Dedeoğulları family in Konya, the HDP has raised concerns that the court has been “systematically rejecting the lawyers’ requests for disclosing the truth.”

8 February 2022

Massacre of Dedeoğulları family | ‘Several questions left uninvestigated’

Massacre of Dedeoğulları family | ‘Several questions left uninvestigated’

Çetin Dedeoğulları and Erdal Rifatoğulları, two members of the Kurdish family massacred in Konya, and Ebru Akkal, a lawyer for the family, met HDP Group Deputy Chairs Danış-Beştaş and Oluç today, on January 19.

19 January 2022

Deadly racist attack on Kurdish family: Three defendants released

Deadly racist attack on Kurdish family: Three defendants released

The Konya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has completed its investigation into the attack that claimed the lives of seven people from Dedeoğulları family in Konya. Their lawyer says the indictment was given to the state-run news agency before them.

21 October 2021

Two more people arrested over the deadly racist attack on Kurdish family

Two more people arrested over the deadly racist attack on Kurdish family

As part of the investigation into the killing of seven people from the Dedeoğulları family in Konya province, two more people have been arrested, bringing the total number of arrested suspects to 13 since early August.

Evidence of deadly attack on Kurdish family not given to lawyer

Evidence of deadly attack on Kurdish family not given to lawyer

The Konya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has rejected the request of the Dedeoğulları family’s lawyer for taking the camera footage and WhatsApp messages added to the file as evidence. The Office has asked for the legal opinion of the Justice Ministry.

8 September 2021

Assailant 'repentant' after killing seven members of Kurdish family

KONYA MASSACRE

Assailant 'repentant' after killing seven members of Kurdish family

The spouse of the assailant, who is also under arrest, has said that there might have been people who guided him to carry out the massacre.

9 August 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Revealed messages show member of slain Kurdish family asked interior minister for help

KONYA MASSACRE

Revealed messages show member of slain Kurdish family asked interior minister for help

Seven members of the Dedeoğulları family were killed by an armed assailant in Konya on July 30.

Konya massacre: The assailant might have been acting on behalf of other people, says attorney

Konya massacre: The assailant might have been acting on behalf of other people, says attorney

The attorney of the slain family has talked about the latest developments in the investigation into the killing of a Kurdish family in Konya, central Turkey.

6 August 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Konya massacre: 'Turkey must confront racist hatred'

Konya massacre: 'Turkey must confront racist hatred'

Rights groups have paid a visit to Meram, Konya, where a Kurdish family was massacred at home on Friday.