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Thrown from a helicopter, Osman Şiban faces ‘terror’ charges

Thrown from a helicopter, Osman Şiban faces ‘terror’ charges

The Van Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicted Osman Şiban, whom soldiers threw from a helicopter in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van.

7 December 2021

Military helicopter crashes in Bitlis, 11 soldiers lose their lives

Military helicopter crashes in Bitlis, 11 soldiers lose their lives

A lieutenant general is among the deceased, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

'It was soldiers who stated that Turgut, Şiban were dropped from a military helicopter'

REPORT BY MP ŞIK

'It was soldiers who stated that Turgut, Şiban were dropped from a military helicopter'

Independent lawmaker Ahmet Şık has prepared a fact checking report regarding the allgeations that two citizens were tortured and dropped from a military helicopter in the Kurdish-majority Van province.

2 November 2020

‘It is journalism that has been arrested’

ARRESTED FOR REPORTING TORTURE

‘It is journalism that has been arrested’

Arrested for reporting the allegations that Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban were dropped from a military helicopter in Van, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Cemil Uğur has sent a letter from prison: "We tried to bring the truth to people at all costs.”

23 October 2020

Servet Turgut dies after being 'dropped from a military helicopter'

Servet Turgut dies after being 'dropped from a military helicopter'

Turgut was one of the two people who were revealed to be in intensive care treatment two days after they were detained in the Kurdish-majority Van province.

30 September 2020

'If he committed a crime, he should stand trial, why did you drop him from a helicopter?'

MEN 'DROPPED FROM HELICOPTER' AFTER DETENTION

'If he committed a crime, he should stand trial, why did you drop him from a helicopter?'

"We are people who don't even harm a fly. Why did you do this to us? We want whatever happened to be revealed and those who are responsible to stand trial," say Servet Turgut's family.

24 September 2020 Evrim Kepenek

General Staff: Helicopter Thought to Crash Due to Malfunction Shot Down

General Staff: Helicopter Thought to Crash Due to Malfunction Shot Down

The General Staff has announced that the helicopter which was earlier declared to crash due to technical malfunction was shot down.

Land Mine Trap in Southeastern Turkey: 4 Policemen Die

Land Mine Trap in Southeastern Turkey: 4 Policemen Die

In Silopi district of Şırnak province where 4 people died last week, four policemen in armored vehicle died since a land mine exploded.