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Turkey's top court says ‘Ethem Sarısülük's right to life not violated’

Turkey's top court says ‘Ethem Sarısülük's right to life not violated’

Constitutional Court has found it “proportionate” that the police officer was given a 15,200-lira judicial fine over the killing of Ethem Sarısülük during Gezi. The court president has expressed a dissenting opinion, saying that “it will lead to impunity.”

8th anniversary of Gezi: We remember the deceased with a demand for justice

8th anniversary of Gezi: We remember the deceased with a demand for justice

In the lawsuits filed into the killing of eight people during the Gezi resistance of 2013, the defendants were given “judicial fines”, they were “acquitted” or given “good conduct times.” No lawsuit has been filed into the death of Ahmet Atakan.

31 May 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Killed During Gezi, Ethem Sarısülük Commemorated After Police Intervention

Killed During Gezi, Ethem Sarısülük Commemorated After Police Intervention

Killed by a police bullet during Gezi protests in the capital city of Ankara in 2013, Ethem Sarısülük has been commemorated at Güvenpark. The statement for the press could be held following police intervention.

Impunity in the Case of Ethem Sarısülük Taken to Constitutional Court

Impunity in the Case of Ethem Sarısülük Taken to Constitutional Court

The case file regarding Ethem Sarısülük, who was killed during Gezi resistance in 2013, has been taken to the Constitutional Court. The application aims to “contribute to the struggle to put an end to the policy of impunity in the police murders in Turkey.”

14 May 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Footage of Moment of Being Shot to be Examined Again

ETHEM SARISÜLÜK CASE

Footage of Moment of Being Shot to be Examined Again

Police officer Ahmet Şahbaz being tried on charge of shooting Ethem Sarısülük to death hasn’t been arrested again in the second hearing of retrial. The court has ruled re-examination of the footage.

No Decision of Arrest for Police Officer Şahbaz in Sarısülük Case

No Decision of Arrest for Police Officer Şahbaz in Sarısülük Case

Following the Court of Appeals’ reversal, Ethem Sarısülük trial restarted.

11 January 2016 Elif Akgül

Prosecutor Charges Policeman With Premeditated Murder

Prosecutor Charges Policeman With Premeditated Murder

Prosecutor’s Office within Turkey’s Court of Cessation (Yargıtay) requested the overturning of verdict in the case of Ethem Sarısülük - a Gezi Resistance protestors killed by police officer Ahmet Şahbaz who received 7 years and 9 months of prison.

8 December 2014

Şahbaz Receives 7 Years 9 Months 10 Days of Prison Sentence

ETHEM SARISÜLÜK CASE

Şahbaz Receives 7 Years 9 Months 10 Days of Prison Sentence

Police officer Ahmet Şahbaz received 7 years and 9 months of prison for shooting Ethem Sarısülük dead. An "unjust provocation" reduction has been applied to Şahbaz’s penalty.

4 September 2014

Police Officer Arrested in Ethem Sarısülük Case

ETHEM SARISÜLÜK CASE

Police Officer Arrested in Ethem Sarısülük Case

Ahmet Şahbaz, a police officer who has been standing trial for killing Ethem Sarısülük during the Gezi Resistance last year, has been arrested.

Gezi Resistance Deaths Commemorated

Gezi Resistance Deaths Commemorated

The family of Abdullah Cömert, a young protestor who lost his life during Gezi Resistance, visited Gezi Park today. While Ali İsmail Korkmaz, Mehmet Ayvalıtaş and Ethem Sarısülük were also commemorated on their death anniversary, other activists celebrated Medeni Yıldırım’s birthday.

No Arrest For Top Suspect in Ethem Sarısülük Case

No Arrest For Top Suspect in Ethem Sarısülük Case

Ahmet Şahbaz, top suspect in Ethem Sarısülük case, stood trial for the second time this morning. The court, on the other hand, rejected again the request for his arrest.

Police Şahbaz Ordered to Stand Trial

ETHEM SARISÜLÜK CASE

Police Şahbaz Ordered to Stand Trial

Ankara 6th High Criminal Court ordered top suspect police officer Şahbaz to attend the next hearing on the case of Ethem Sarısülük, a Gezi Resistance protestor who was shot dead by police fire.

7 April 2014 Serhat Korkmaz

Investigation Launched on Napping Prosecutor, Judge

Investigation Launched on Napping Prosecutor, Judge

Turkey’s High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) launched investigations on prosecutor Mustafa Şahin and panel judge Cevdet Bak who were photographed napping during Ethem Sarısülük case hearing.

4 December 2013

Court Panel Withdraws From Ethem Sarısülük Case

Court Panel Withdraws From Ethem Sarısülük Case

Acting upon defense attorneys’ motions on impartiality, the court penal of Ethem Sarısülük killing case has announced that they have withdrawn from the case.

2 December 2013

Tear Gas in the Courthouse

Tear Gas in the Courthouse

Police intervened demonstrators who gathered outside Ankara courthouse to follow the hearing of Ethem Sarısülük, a Gezi Resistance protestor allegedly killed by police violence. The suspect police officer didn’t attend the hearing.

28 October 2013 Serhat Korkmaz

Tensions Rise in Sarısülük Trial, Hearing Postponed

Tensions Rise in Sarısülük Trial, Hearing Postponed

Ankara 6th High Criminal Court opened the Ethem Sarısülük killing case this morning with its top suspect Ahmet Şahbaz, a police officer. Tensions rose as plaintiff and defendants sides argued in the courtroom, pausing and postponing the hearing.

23 September 2013 Serhat Korkmaz

“Self-Defense is Out of Question”

KILLING OF ETHEM SARISÜLÜK

“Self-Defense is Out of Question”

Two expert reports have been submitted in the case of Ethem Sarısülük, a Gezi Resistance protestor who was shot dead by police officer Ahmet Şahbaz. “Self-defense is out of question,” cited a report submitted by Prof. Dr. Klaus Stanjek from Germany.

19 September 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Ethem Sarısülük Library Opens

Ethem Sarısülük Library Opens

Dozens of Gezi Parkers gathered in Mamak Halkevi in Ankara on Sunday after the appeal “Bring your book and attend our concert” - a campaign that aimed to turn the house into Ethem Sarısülük Library.

“Police Pulled His Gun and Attacked”

KILLING OF ETHEM SARISÜLÜK

“Police Pulled His Gun and Attacked”

“Policeman Ahmet Şahbaz pulled his gun even before approaching to protestors and set his weapon mechanism ready while kicking a protestor,” expert report on the death moment of Ethem Sarısülük - a report that denied Şahbaz’s allegations “I pulled my gun because I was afraid”.

18 July 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Ethem Sarısülük Case Suspended

Ethem Sarısülük Case Suspended

Ankara 6th High Criminal Court suspended the trial of policeman Ahmet Şahbaz in the Ethem Sarısülük case, saying that necessary permission have not been taken on the prosecution of a policeman. “Police is being protected by the arm of justice. Justice process is blocked,” said advocate Bayraktar.

17 July 2013 Ayça Söylemez

“Prosecutor Protection” Over Shooter Policeman

KILLING OF ETHEM SARISÜLÜK

“Prosecutor Protection” Over Shooter Policeman

Sarısülük family attorneys has submitted an official objection to Ethem Sarısülük murder case indictment, claiming that it was the “mutual product of police chiefs and prosecutors who took up the advocate role for a murder suspect”.

17 July 2013 Ayça Söylemez

“Suspected Policeman Might Receive No Prison Sentence”

KILLING OF ETHEM SARISÜLÜK

“Suspected Policeman Might Receive No Prison Sentence”

An Ankara court accepted the prosecutor’s indictment on the case of Ahmet Şahbaz - a policeman who will stand trial for shooting Gezi protestor Ethem Sarısülük dead. “He might receive no prison sentence if the courts orders suspension due to low limit sentence,” Sarısülük family’s advocate said.

16 July 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Witnesses Arrested, Detained in Ethem Sarısülük Case

Witnesses Arrested, Detained in Ethem Sarısülük Case

Mehmet Can Tayşan, an eye witness of Ethem Sarısülük shooting by police fire, has been detained. Şahin İmga, a prospective witness of Ethem Sarısülük case, has been arrested by a court.

26 June 2013 Ayça Söylemez

“Court Disregarded Evidence!”

KILLING OF ETHEM SARISÜLÜK

“Court Disregarded Evidence!”

Kazım Bayraktar, attorney of Ethem Sarısülük, claimed that the court did not arrest the policeman suspected of Sarısülük’s murder as it disregarded “expert and autopsy reports as well as surveillance camera recordings” and only decided upon police testimony.

25 June 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Graduates Walk With Ethem Sarısülük Masks

COMMENCEMENT DAY

Graduates Walk With Ethem Sarısülük Masks

This year’s graduates of Ankara University Political Science Faculty walked on the podium with the masks of Ethem Sarısülük who was killed by police fire during Gezi Park protests.

20 June 2013 Serhat Korkmaz

Ethem Sarısülük on Ankara Streets

Ethem Sarısülük on Ankara Streets

The image of Ethem Sarısülük - a Gezi Park protestor whose brain death occurred in Ankara yesterday - has been placed on the stairs of a pedestrian bridge in Turkey’s capital.

13 June 2013 Evren Özesen

“Policeman who Shot Ethem Sarısülük is Being Protected”

ANKARA RESISTANCE

“Policeman who Shot Ethem Sarısülük is Being Protected”

Ankara Police Headquarters did not submit the name of the policeman who shot Ethem Sarısülük (27) to the prosecutor. “If that policeman is not prosecuted, similar incident are likely to reoccur,” advocate Bayraktar said.

10 June 2013 Ayça Söylemez