content tagged with Osman Şîban

Kurdish man thrown out of military helicopter given jail sentence on 'terror' charges

Kurdish man thrown out of military helicopter given jail sentence on 'terror' charges

Detained during an "anti-terror" operation in Van, two men were tortured by the gendarmerie, with one being thrown out of a helicopter.

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

Four journalists released after spending six months under arrest for reporting on torture

Four journalists released after spending six months under arrest for reporting on torture

Adnan Bilen, Cemil Uğur, Şehriban Abi and Nazan Sala were in pre-trial detention for reporting on an incident of torture in the Kurdish-majority Van province.

Osman Şiban released from detention

Osman Şiban released from detention

Still in treatment after being tortured, Osman Şiban was detained in the morning hours today (January 11). As it was documented with a medical report that he was not in a state to go from Mersin to Van, he has been released.

12 January 2021

Amnesty International warns Turkey against 'covering up' torture of two villagers in Van

Amnesty International warns Turkey against 'covering up' torture of two villagers in Van

Two people were found to be in intensive care two days after being detained by gendarmerie officials. While one has recovered, the other has lost his life.

9 December 2020

'Osman Şiban' statement from Interior Minister Soylu

'Osman Şiban' statement from Interior Minister Soylu

Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has spoken about the incident where two citizens were reportedly dropped from a helicopter after being detained by soldiers in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van.

27 November 2020

'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

'What was extraordinary was not that people were dropped from a helicopter'

UNION FOR DEMOCRACY

'What was extraordinary was not that people were dropped from a helicopter'

What was done to Osman Şiban and Servet Turgut was aimed at intimidating the people of the region, the DİB has stated.

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

‘Dropped from helicopter,’ Şiban discharged from military hospital

‘Dropped from helicopter,’ Şiban discharged from military hospital

Taken to a military hospital in Van yesterday, Osman Şiban has been taken to Mersin at his family’s request. Having lost his memory, Şiban previously said that he and Servet Turgut had been dropped from a helicopter after being detained by soldiers.

23 September 2020

‘Dropped from a helicopter,’ Şiban says, ‘They dropped us, they dropped us...’

HIS ATTORNEYS SPEAK TO BIANET

‘Dropped from a helicopter,’ Şiban says, ‘They dropped us, they dropped us...’

The attorneys of Şiban have spoken to bianet: “He tells us, ‘They dropped us’, but as he has lost his memory, he cannot tell what happened next. He says they were detained on the day of incident, but the rest is disconnected, he cannot talk about it.”

22 September 2020 Evrim Kepenek