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Publicized torture of İstanbul police killing suspect draws condemnation
Human rights and law groups in Turkey have emphasized that the treatment of the suspect was unacceptable despite the crime he committed.
25 September 2024
19-year-old suspect in İstanbul police killing transported in trash bag and animal control vehicle
An opposition MP criticized the suspect's treatment, accusing authorities of "fueling public anger and inciting a lynch mob mentality by releasing images of torture."
23 September 2024
Police officer, suspect killed in shootout during İstanbul drug raid
When police teams acting on a tip-off attempted to raid an apartment in Kağıthane, the incident turned violent.
25 August 2023
'Maserati cop' found shot in head in possible suicide amid controversy
A police officer who made headlines across the country due to a dispute he was involved in while driving a Maserati was found dead inside a vehicle. Many questions surrounding the incident remain unanswered and demand clarification.
13 July 2023
Turkey ranks third in police force ratio in Europe
Recent Eurostat data shows Turkey had 568 police officers per 100,000 people in 2021, surpassed only by Montenegro and Serbia.
12 July 2023
İzmir Pride Parade results in violence, detentions
The march, banned on the pretext of 'protecting public morality', led to the apprehension of at least 50 people.
26 June 2023
Lawsuit against mayor's security detail officer for assaulting journalist
Prosecutors have indicted the officer for beating a journalist during ministers' visit to Elazığ last year.
14 June 2023
Journalist Sedat Yılmaz tortured in custody
The journalist was left without food for 24 hours and suffered hearing loss after being hit in the head multiple times.
1 May 2023
Four detained in raids in Tekirdağ
The suspects are reportedly facing "terror propaganda" charges.
26 April 2023
Police officers accused of torturing child indicted for 'deprivation of liberty'
The indictment has been criticized by lawyers who argue that the prosecutors are trying to let the perpetrators get away with their crimes.
25 April 2023
Police prevent Armenian Genocide commemoration in İstanbul
The event that had taken place in Sultanahmet could not be held in the last for years due to the bans and the pandemic.
24 April 2023
Evrim Kepenek
Three foreign journalists file complaint against officials for hindering earthquake coverage
Law enforcement officers and religious affairs officials reportedly seized the journalists' equipment in February.
18 April 2023
Torture of child in Diyarbakır: Lawyers appeal against officers' release
The officers being charged with injury rather than torture shows that the authorities indent to cover up the officers' crimes, according to the head of the Diyarbakır Bar.
31 March 2023
Over 200 detained after İstanbul Newroz celebrations
The police surrounded and detained groups of people who were chanting slogans while leaving the event area after the celebrations ended.
19 March 2023
Ruken Tuncel
Methamphetamine becomes second-most used drug in Turkey, shows police survey
The police surveyed over 31,000 people who faced legal action for drug-related crimes last year.
17 March 2023
Police chief detained for stealing earthquake aid
In a search of the suspected officer's home, the police found power generators, tents and other materials.
6 March 2023
Twenty-nine people arrested over 'earthquake' posts on social media
The police took legal action against 609 social media users and detained 150 of them, said the police.
2 March 2023
Police beat earthquake survivor outside of his house, accusing him of theft
A man who is on trial for theft wanted to check out the damage in his building in Hatay after the massive earthquakes. Checking his criminal record, the police implicated and beat him.
27 February 2023
Ayça Söylemez
Türkiye detains 138 people over social media posts about earthquakes
The charges against the social media users have not been disclosed.
23 February 2023
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
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Police officer receives 25-year prison sentence for killing film worker
An officer had shot a man dead in 2020 in İstanbul after he allegedly disobeyed his warning to stop.
29 December 2022
Accusing police of torture, Gülten Matur files complaint
Matur, 51, alleges that she had been informally detained and tortured for eight days in İstanbul last month.
8 December 2022
Ayça Söylemez
Young man shot dead by police in Taksim
The 19-year-old Göktuğ Efe Yılmaz was shot dead by the police in Taksim, İstanbul, after a shootout.
28 November 2022
Killed Kurdish journalist Nagihan Akarsel's funeral held under heavy police presence
Akarsel was shot dead in Iraqi Kurdistan. Her body was brought to Türkiye by land as the authorities reportedly did not allow air transport. Police blocked the entry of many people to her village to attend the funeral.
13 October 2022
Ruken Tuncel
Police raid journalist Sayime Başçı's home after false 'suicide attack' tip-off
The journalist wasn't at home at the time of the raid. The police found out that she was a journalist only after forcibly entering her apartment.
13 October 2022
Police collect fingerprints of children in Kurdish-majority city 'to find them easily if they go missing'
An HDP deputy questioned whether the practice is in accordance with the Constitution and the law.
12 October 2022
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One police officer killed in suicide bomb attack in southern Türkiye
Two suspected PKK members initially attacked the police with rifles, and were killed after detonating the explosives in their backpacks. Politicians and rights groups denounced the attack.
27 September 2022
Forensic medicine report for child killed by police in Diyarbakır not completed in seven years
Helin Şen, 12, was killed by a shot fired from an armored vehicle. The court refused to arrest the defendant.
7 September 2022
Police pull gun on journalists in Van after Peace Day rally
The incident happened after the HDP's Peace Day rally. The journalists will file a criminal complaint against the officers.
2 September 2022
21-year-old man killed after being shot by police
The man reportedly attempted to escape from a police car after being detained.
2 September 2022
Police use rubber bullets against people resisting demolition of homes in İstanbul's Beykoz
Videos from the scene showed police officers battering journalists to prevent them from filming the incidents.
22 August 2022
Court acquits police officer who killed waste worker in Diyarbakır
It was evident that the defendant had shot the waste worker, according to the plaintiff attorneys.
22 June 2022
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