content tagged with Kemal Kûrkût

No sentence for police officer who shot student dead during Newroz celebrations

No sentence for police officer who shot student dead during Newroz celebrations

The 23-year-old Kemal Kurkut was shot dead in 2017 while he was entering the celebration area.

18 January 2023

Appeals court upholds journalist's conviction for photographing student's killing by police

Appeals court upholds journalist's conviction for photographing student's killing by police

Journalist Abdurrahman Gök was given a prison sentence for "terror propaganda" in a case concerning the 2017 killing of a student.

12 January 2023

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut to death not arrested again

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut to death not arrested again

In the retrial over the killing of Kemal Kurkut during the Diyarbakır Newroz in 2017, the court has once again rejected the request for arresting the police officer on trial.

Killing of Kemal Kurkut by police was ‘within legal framework', says the appeals court

Killing of Kemal Kurkut by police was ‘within legal framework', says the appeals court

The Diyarbakır Regional Court of Justice has concluded that the killing of Kemal Kurkut by the police during the 2017 Newroz celebrations “did not violate his right to life.”

Appeals court overturns compensation for man shot dead by police

IMPUNITY IN KEMAL KURKUT CASE

Appeals court overturns compensation for man shot dead by police

University student Kemal Kurkut was an "aggressive protester" and his killing was "within legal limits," the appeals court has concluded.

12 January 2022

Kemal Kurkut’s mother: Why is there no justice?

Kemal Kurkut’s mother: Why is there no justice?

Sican Kurkut, the mother of Kemal Kurkut, has commented on the acquittal of the police officer put on trial for shooting him to death: “Why is there no justice? What kind of justice is it that it has freed the person who killed a young person?”

20 November 2020

‘Kemal Kurkut’s killing was a result of impunity,’ says HDP

‘Kemal Kurkut’s killing was a result of impunity,’ says HDP

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has released a statement about the lawsuit that was filed into the killing of Kemal Kurkut during Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır and has ended in the acquittal of the defendant police officer.

18 November 2020

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut acquitted

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut acquitted

In the lawsuit filed into the killing of Kemal Kurkut during the Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır in 2017, the police officer who was charged with “killing with eventual intent” has been acquitted.

17 November 2020

Killing of Kemal Kurkut: Police officer charged with reckless killing

Killing of Kemal Kurkut: Police officer charged with reckless killing

Kurkut was shot dead by the police at a checkpoint in Diyarbakır during Newroz celebrations in 2017.

Killing of Kemal Kurkut: Forensic Medicine Council Says He was Not Directly Shot by Police

Killing of Kemal Kurkut: Forensic Medicine Council Says He was Not Directly Shot by Police

Kurkut was shot dead by the police during Newroz celebrations in 2017. While an earlier report said he was directly shot, the new report states the bullet "bounced from a hard ground."

14 January 2020

Expert Report: Kemal Kurkut Hit by Aimed Shot, Not 'Bouncing Bullet'

Expert Report: Kemal Kurkut Hit by Aimed Shot, Not 'Bouncing Bullet'

The expert report has been announced at the hearing of Kemal Kurkut, who was shot dead by the police in 2017 Newroz celebrations: "Police officer Y.Ş. aimed and shot directly at Kemal Kurkut."

28 February 2019

Police Officer Tried for Shooting Kemal Kurkut Not Arrested

Police Officer Tried for Shooting Kemal Kurkut Not Arrested

The family of Kemal Kurkut, who was shot to death by a police officer in Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır, has requested that the officer be arrested so that the impunity could come to an end. The request of the family has been rejected again.

20 September 2018