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Prosecutor seeks life sentence for police officer who shot Syrian refugee dead

Prosecutor seeks life sentence for police officer who shot Syrian refugee dead

Ali Hemdan, 18, was shot dead by a police officer when he went out to go to work during the coronavirus lockdown last year.

25 November 2021

'Prosecutor stalled investigation into Ortakaya's killing in border area after intelligence note'

'Prosecutor stalled investigation into Ortakaya's killing in border area after intelligence note'

The family of Kader Ortakaya, who was killed in 2014 when trying to cross into Syria's Kurdish town of Kobanê, has applied to the Constitutional Court due to the lack of an effective investigation into the incident.

11 November 2020

Court of Appeals Overturned Conviction of Police Officer

Court of Appeals Overturned Conviction of Police Officer

The trial against police offer Ergin who was handed down prison terms of more than 16.5 years for killing 18-year-old Gemik is being retried after the Court of Appeals quashed the verdict. Gemik was killed with a single bullet shot through his neck.

24 March 2011 Ekin Karaca

Not Much Progress in Karadağ Murder Trial

POLICE VIOLENCE

Not Much Progress in Karadağ Murder Trial

Human rights organizations were not accepted as joint plaintiffs in the case regarding the killing of communist party member Karadağ by the police. The eyewitness heard in the second hearing called the police "friends" and confused the court with contradicting statements.

10 November 2010 Berivan Tapan