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Police violence

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Swedish Journalist to Apply to ECHR on Turkey
Swedish Journalist to Apply to ECHR on Turkey
Sarah Olsson, a journalist from Sweden who was detained and deported by Turkish police for insulting PM during a solidarity event for Lice incident, said she will file a complaint to ECHR.
4 July 2013
Injured Photographers
PHOTOGRAPHY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCED
Injured Photographers
Photography Foundation released a list of injured or detained journalists and photographers in the past 25 days, underscoring the challenges that photographers faced during Gezi Resistance.
27 June 2013
Police Torture on the Street!
Police Torture on the Street!
Hakan Yaman, a shuttle driver who lost his left eye, suffered from burns and had broken bones in his chin, malar, forehead, nose after police torture on the street, filed a lawsuit and submitted surveillance camera recordings of the incident.
26 June 2013
"Pressures, Violence Against Journalists is A Deep Concern”
EFJ, ETUC, NUJ on Turkey
"Pressures, Violence Against Journalists is A Deep Concern”
EFJ, ETUC and NUJ condemned the police violence and pressures on reporters who are covering Gezi Resistance in Turkey. The NUJ has written to David Cameron urging him to contact Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and stress the need to respect the right of journalists to freedom of expression guaranteed by European and International law.
24 June 2013
Police to Purchase 100,000 Gas Bomb Cartridges
Police to Purchase 100,000 Gas Bomb Cartridges
Police authorities announced that they will open bids to purchase 100,000 new gas bombs as their stocks were out after using 130,000 gas bombs to disperse Gezi Park Resistance protestors.
19 June 2013
7,822 Injured with 59 in Serious Condition
GEZI RESISTANCE
7,822 Injured with 59 in Serious Condition
Turkish Doctors Union (TTB) released a statement, saying that at least 7,822 people were injured with 59 in serious condition. 4 protestors lost their lives and 11 lost eyesight, TTB said.
18 June 2013
Ethem Sarısülük on Ankara Streets
Ethem Sarısülük on Ankara Streets
The image of Ethem Sarısülük - a Gezi Park protestor whose brain death occurred in Ankara yesterday - has been placed on the stairs of a pedestrian bridge in Turkey’s capital.
13 June 2013 Evren Özesen
“State of Emergency” Application to ECHR
GEZİ RESISTANCE
“State of Emergency” Application to ECHR
Human Right Association of Turkey (IHD) urged all police violence victims of Gezi Park resistance to file complaints to be brought to the attention of the European Court of Human Rights according to the “state of emergency” exception in the convention.
6 June 2013 Ayça Söylemez
"Police Will Fade University's Colors"
"Police Will Fade University's Colors"
Reacting to Interior Ministry's new plan to assign to "guard officers" on university campuses, current and former student leaders spoke up to bianet, claiming that police presence would limit freedoms on campus.
21 May 2013 Ekin Karaca
Istanbul Courthouse Protest Ban Begins With Water Cannons
Istanbul Courthouse Protest Ban Begins With Water Cannons
A team of police officers and intervention tanks casted gas bombs and used water cannons against a bunch of protestors who were peacefully gathering on the steps of Istanbul Courthouse every Wednesday noon to protest arbitrary arrests and apartment raids.
8 May 2013 Ayça Söylemez
May Day Intervention Controversy Resumes as Injured Recover
May Day Intervention Controversy Resumes as Injured Recover
The discharge of May Day police intervention victims Dilan Alp and Meral Dönmez created controversy in Turkey as family members and advocated claimed that Alp was discharged too early and police attempted to detain Dönmez.
7 May 2013 Beyza Kural
May Day in Istanbul: 72 Detained, Scores Injured
May Day in Istanbul: 72 Detained, Scores Injured
Police forces used teargas bombs and cannoned water to intervene May Day demonstrators in Istanbul, detaining 72 and leaving scores hospitalized including 3 with serious condition.
2 May 2013
Emek Movie Theatre Protestors Face Prosecution
Emek Movie Theatre Protestors Face Prosecution
Advocate Efkan Bolaç told bianet that an Istanbul prosecutor has issued a file against 4 protestors who rallied against the demolition of historical Emek Movie Theatre early this month, charging them with violation of demonstration law and assault to law enforcement officials.
20 April 2013 Yüce Yöney
TIMELINE: What Happened in Dicle University?
TIMELINE: What Happened in Dicle University?
Departing from the recent coverage appeared on bianet, we compiled a timeline in English on the recent clashes between Dicle University and outsider groups that left many students wounded and caused a three day shut-down of education on campus.
12 April 2013
Police Violence Gets Punished in Istanbul
Police Violence Gets Punished in Istanbul
An Istanbul court ruled prison sentences to 6 police officers and suspended their professional licenses for assaulting a driver after a minor traffic accident.
24 December 2012
Scary Claims on Turkish Pepper Gas
Scary Claims on Turkish Pepper Gas
Plenty of students in Istanbul University claimed to have face and body damage due to a "solid and glue-like" tear gas that Turkish police utilized in student protests. Doctors who treated the students also protested.
20 November 2012 Ayça Söylemez
Police Shoots Man to Death in Ankara
POLICE VIOLENCE
Police Shoots Man to Death in Ankara
Police officers shot Cem Aygün to death in Ankara’s Keçiören district on Thursday on the grounds that he did not comply with their orders to stop. The victim’s father İsmet Aygün told bianet that the police did not even provide him with an explanation.
31 August 2012 Ekin Karaca
11 Year Old Declared Brain-Dead Due to Gas Bomb Injury
11 Year Old Declared Brain-Dead Due to Gas Bomb Injury
Medical officials declared 11 year old M.A. brain-dead on Thursday, after a gas bomb fired by the police during a demonstration landed on his head while he was on his way back home in the southern province of Adana.
2 August 2012
European Court of Human Rights Convicts Turkey of Torture
European Court of Human Rights Convicts Turkey of Torture
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sentenced Turkey to pay a fine in the amount of 45,000 euros in respect of non-pecuniary damages to Tamer Taylan, a casino operator who was tortured by the police in 2000.
31 July 2012
Police Brutality Takes Hefty Toll in BDP’s Diyarbakır Rally
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION REPORT
Police Brutality Takes Hefty Toll in BDP’s Diyarbakır Rally
The Human Rights Association (IHD) released a report concerning the rampant acts of violence committed by the police during the banned demonstrations organized by the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) over the weekend in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
17 July 2012
New Steel Batons on the Way
New Steel Batons on the Way
6.000 new portable batons are ordered. They are ‘easy to carry and use’ and just 20 cm when folded.
31 May 2012
Two Police Officers Imprisoned and Banned from Profession
Two Police Officers Imprisoned and Banned from Profession
Two police officers charged with "counterfeiting documents" for changing Can’s written statement are sentenced to 2 years 6 months of imprisonment and banned from profession.
16 May 2012
Attacks on Alevi Cem House
Attacks on Alevi Cem House
"Oppression cannot intimidate us. This cem house is going to be opened" is the message of local residents after the municipality police again attacked the Alevi Yeşilkent Pirsultan Cem House in Avcılar. Many people were beaten during the assault on the place of worship.
29 March 2012 Nilay Vardar
KESK Protest under Tear Gas
KESK Protest under Tear Gas
The police intervened against KESK members who wanted to demonstrate in Ankara against the 4+4+4 Education Draft Law and the Draft Bill on Public Servants' Trade Unions. The union confederation announced to continue their protest till the morning.
29 March 2012 Serhat Korkmaz
"I Haven't Seen Such Violence since Vietnam Protests"
SWEDISH DELEGATION IN TURKEY
"I Haven't Seen Such Violence since Vietnam Protests"
A delegation of Swedish politicians and human rights advocates came to Turkey to visit political women prisoners. They attended the Newroz celebrations and criticized the excessive use of violence and tear gas by the police. In an interview with bianet, they also gave their opinion about Turkish politics and the country's EU accession.
26 March 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Newroz Came with Tear Gas and Police Violence
NEWROZ 2012
Newroz Came with Tear Gas and Police Violence
BDP Deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü talked to bianet about the massive police intervention against the Newroz celebrations in Mersin. Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk was beaten by the police in Batman and underwent medical treatment.
21 March 2012 Işıl Cinmen,Yüce Yöney
Police Violence against Students - Procedures Dropped
Police Violence against Students - Procedures Dropped
The investigation about the police officers who beat students in the course protests against the Prime Minister was stalled. Despite visual records the prosecution decided to drop procedures due to a "lack of concrete evidence".
24 February 2012 Ekin Karaca
Impunity of Torture
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Impunity of Torture
In Mardin, the police hustled 19 juvenile demonstrators towards a mine field, beat them and took them in custody. The related administrative investigation was now completed. The Deputy Governor accepted the fact that torture was involved but did not suggest an according punishment.
17 February 2012 Mehmet Atakan Foça
Court Decreed for Threat instead of Torture
FEVZIYE CENGIZ TRIAL
Court Decreed for Threat instead of Torture
The court handling the trial of Fevziye Cengiz who was exposed to violence at a police station in Izmir decided for lack of jurisdiction and sent the case to a Criminal Court of First Instance. Lawyer Yıldırım said the file should go to a high criminal court due to the torture allegations.
16 February 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
Penalty for Violent Police Officers: 30 Lira
Penalty for Violent Police Officers: 30 Lira
The police officers who treated Fevziye Cengiz violently at a police station in Izmir were punished with monthly instalments of TL 30 as the result of an administrative investigation. Lawyer Yıldırım said they would appeal at the ECHR if necessary.
3 February 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu
"Should We Hang the Police Officers?"
MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR COMMENTS NEWS ON POLICE VIOLENCE
"Should We Hang the Police Officers?"
Minister of the Interior Şahin criticized the news about Cengiz who was beaten by the police. According to the minister, this was a single incident and the news was exaggerated. He questioned, "What do you want? Should I put up the gallows and hang my personnel?"
19 December 2011
A Story of Detention at the Airport
A Story of Detention at the Airport
Intiqam Aliyev, a human rights defender and lawyer from Azerbaijan was detained with charges of insulting the police officer at the Istanbul Ataturk Airport and beaten. Despite the efforts of the Istanbul Bar Association, Lawyers' Rights Center, OSCE and Human Rights House, he was deported.
10 December 2011 Özlem Dalkıran
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