content tagged with JİTEM

Musa Anter murder case adjourned to after expiry of statute of limitations

Musa Anter murder case adjourned to after expiry of statute of limitations

The case concerning the 1992 assassination of the Kurdish author and journalist will drop due to the statute of limitations on September 20. The court scheduled the next hearing for September 21.

15 September 2022 Ayça Söylemez

All defendants acquitted in Dargeçit extrajudicial killings case

DARGEÇİT JİTEM CASE

All defendants acquitted in Dargeçit extrajudicial killings case

Another case about the extrajudicial killings purportedly committed by the JİTEM has ended in acquittal.

Musa Anter case: Next hearing scheduled for 15 days before statute of limitations expires

Musa Anter case: Next hearing scheduled for 15 days before statute of limitations expires

The court has refused to separate the Anter case from the JİTEM case about the extrajudicial killings in the 1990s.

Extrajudicial killings | Statute of limitations risk in Dargeçit JİTEM case

Extrajudicial killings | Statute of limitations risk in Dargeçit JİTEM case

The court has refused to arrest the defendants and adjourned the case until July 4. The plaintiff attorney has said there is sufficient evidence in the case file.

Musa Anter murder case | ‘Ministry of Justice hinders progress in the file’

Musa Anter murder case | ‘Ministry of Justice hinders progress in the file’

Prosecutor demanded that Yıldırım, the only arrested defendant later released on probation, be relieved of judicial control measures. Court rejected the request. Ahead of the expiry of statutory limitations in September, the next hearing will be held in June.

Court of Cassation upholds acquittal of eight accused of 21 extrajudicial killings in Diyarbakır

CİZRE JİTEM CASE

Court of Cassation upholds acquittal of eight accused of 21 extrajudicial killings in Diyarbakır

The defendants, including former military officers, were accused of perpetrating extrajudicial killings in Cizre, Diyarbakır between 1993 and 1995.

21 December 2021

Request for hearing former intelligence chief Eymür as a witness in Midyat JİTEM case

Request for hearing former intelligence chief Eymür as a witness in Midyat JİTEM case

In the wake of his remarks on enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, lawyer Kuzu requests that Eymür, a former head of the counterterrorism department of the National Intelligence Organization, be heard as a witness in the Midyat JİTEM case.

10 November 2021

New confessions about 1993 Lice massacre on parliamentary agenda

New confessions about 1993 Lice massacre on parliamentary agenda

Seventeen people, including a brigadier general, were killed and many homes and businesses were set on fire in the Kurdish-majority province of Diyarbakır in 1993.

1 September 2021

‘Why is the Ministry of Justice silent on the Musa Anter case?’

HDP MP KERESTECİOĞLU

‘Why is the Ministry of Justice silent on the Musa Anter case?’

HDP MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu has addressed a Parliamentary question to Minister of Justice Gül about the trial over the assassination of journalist Musa Anter in 1992, underlining that the requests of the court are left unanswered.

Impunity in Kızıltepe JİTEM case as appeals court upholds acquittals

Impunity in Kızıltepe JİTEM case as appeals court upholds acquittals

The appeals court has upheld the ruling because the "lapse of time is imminent" in the case concerning 22 extrajudicial killings.

Mehmet Ağar to stand trial again over 19 unidentified murders

Mehmet Ağar to stand trial again over 19 unidentified murders

The court of appeals has reversed the acquittals in the trial over the unidentified murders in Ankara. Among the defendants of the case are also Mehmet Ağar, a former Interior Minister of Turkey.

Dargeçit Jitem Case: Prosecutor demands acquittal

Dargeçit Jitem Case: Prosecutor demands acquittal

Despite the evidence indicating that the defendants committed the offense charged, the prosecutor has demanded their acquittal. The families whose children were disappeared in the 1990s have denounced the prosecutor’s opinion.

‘Gökhan Güneş’ statement by law organizations

‘Gökhan Güneş’ statement by law organizations

Six law organizations have released a statement about Gökhan Güneş, who was forced to get in a car in İstanbul on January 20 and released six days later. In a statement yesterday, Güneş announced that he had been systematically tortured.

27 January 2021

‘The state has admitted that the murder was an official crime’

‘The state has admitted that the murder was an official crime’

Governor’s Office paid the attorney fees of village guards put on trial in the Kızıltepe JİTEM case filed into the murder and enforced disappearance of 22 people. “It means the state has taken the blame for charges such as murder,” says attorney Kuzu.

18 September 2020

Non-prosecution for JİTEM killings in Dargeçit

Non-prosecution for JİTEM killings in Dargeçit

In 1993, a village was burned down and seven people were killed in Mardin, southeast Turkey.

Assassination of Musa Anter: Witness testifies for the first time in 28 years

Assassination of Musa Anter: Witness testifies for the first time in 28 years

"I know that there was an organization mentioned as JİTEM at the inner fortress. No one brought there would remain alive," the witness has stated.

'Finding of the Bones Gives Hope to Every Single Family of Missing Persons'

'Finding of the Bones Gives Hope to Every Single Family of Missing Persons'

Human bones found in the Kurdish-majority Mardin province give hope to the families of missing persons from all across the region," says attorney Kuzu.

2 June 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Ankara JİTEM Case Ends in Acquittal as Well

Ankara JİTEM Case Ends in Acquittal as Well

In the final hearing of the Ankara JİTEM case filed into the enforced disappearance or execution of 19 people in the 1990s, all defendants have been acquitted.

13 December 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Kızıltepe JİTEM Case Drops Due to Statutory Limitations, Court Says ‘No Organization’

Kızıltepe JİTEM Case Drops Due to Statutory Limitations, Court Says ‘No Organization’

Ruling in Kızıltepe JİTEM case: Charges of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial execution have been dropped due to violation of statutory limitations, defendants charged with leadership and membership of an organization have been acquitted.

9 September 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Bones of 2 Children Lost in Custody Found After 21 Years

Bones of 2 Children Lost in Custody Found After 21 Years

Medical Forensic Institution has confirmed that the bones found in excavation works in Dargeçit belong to 13-year-old Davut Altınkaynak and 16-year-old Nedim Akyön.

4 May 2016 Ayça Söylemez

“They Lost Their Relatives Twice with Acquittal of Temizöz”

WHO MURDERED 21 PEOPLE? #21İNSANIKİMÖLDÜRDÜ

“They Lost Their Relatives Twice with Acquittal of Temizöz”

Retired Colonel Temizöz and other defandants indicted for killing of 21 people in Cizre have acquitted, “A second mourning period has begun with this verdict”, said the lawyer of those who lost their relatives, Vesek.

9 November 2015 Ayça Söylemez

White Toros* Polemics

White Toros* Polemics

Prime Minister Davutoğlu upon the reactions against his words in Van “either terror groups or White Toroses will swarm” has said his words weren’t a threat claiming it was AKP that ended unidentified murders.

21 October 2015

JİTEM Mass Grave in Diyarbakır

JİTEM Mass Grave in Diyarbakır

"The bones of six persons were found in the course of restoration works next to a building belonging to JİTEM" the Human Rights Association announced. The excavation is being conducted in co-operation with the prosecutor's office.

12 January 2012 Ayça Söylemez

JİTEM Informant Aygan Testified in Sweden

JİTEM Informant Aygan Testified in Sweden

The Swedish Authorities took the statement of former PKK member-turned JİTEM employee Abdülkadir Aygan upon the directive of the Diyarbakır Public Prosecution. Aygan announced to issue a statement about former leading politicians Demirel and Ciller soon.

8 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Former JİTEM Member Leads to Mass Graves

UNSOLVED MURDERS

Former JİTEM Member Leads to Mass Graves

The Şırnak Bar Association expects the Silopi Prosecution to start excavations in the area of Hezil Stream in south-eastern Turkey as soon as possible. Former JİTEM member Beğler stated that about 200 bodies are buried in a region pretended to be mined.

8 January 2010 Tolga Korkut

General Staff Denies Connections to JİTEM

JİTEM CASE

General Staff Denies Connections to JİTEM

The General Staff has sent a writ to the court dealing with the JITEM case saying, "There is no such established unit connected to us". Lawyer Elçi awaits a reply on the matter by the Gendarmerie Command. Meanwhile, witnesses have claimed evidence for the existence of JİTEM.

30 December 2009 Tolga Korkut

Disappearance of Kurdish Politicians Mentioned in JİTEM Trial

JİTEM Trial

Disappearance of Kurdish Politicians Mentioned in JİTEM Trial

A witness statement at the trial against JİTEM commander Temizöz seems to shed light on the disappearance and death of two HADEP members. Family lawyers are skeptical.

21 August 2009 Tolga Korkut

"Crimes against Humanity Have No Statute of Limitations"

Disappearances in detention

"Crimes against Humanity Have No Statute of Limitations"

The Saturday Mothers/People and the Peace Mothers collaborated in a call for peace and the merging of the JİTEM case with the Ergenekon trial.

17 August 2009 Bawer Çakır

Informant Aygan Names More JİTEM Employees

Extrajudicial Killings and JİTEM

Informant Aygan Names More JİTEM Employees

PKK member-turned JİTEM employee Aygan has revealed three more names of people he claims worked for the clandestine JİTEM organisation in Diyarbakır.

29 July 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

"Temizöz Trial will Become Bigger"

Cemal Temizöz Trial

"Temizöz Trial will Become Bigger"

According to lawyer Elçi, a second indictment is expected in the case against former JITEM members.

21 July 2009 Tolga Korkut

Lawyers Invite Plaintiff Applications against JITEM Commander

EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS

Lawyers Invite Plaintiff Applications against JITEM Commander

The Şırnak and Diyarbakır Bar Associations have called on those wanting torture and disappearance cases in Cizre between 1993 and 1996 cleared up to apply.

17 July 2009 Tolga Korkut

Disappeared Man's Body Found 14 Years Later

Hasan Ergul's relatives identify his corpse. He was allegedly killed by illegal JİTEM.

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