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Police violence

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‘We will speak for life against death, for peace against war’
‘We will speak for life against death, for peace against war’
Shot in his head with a tear gas canister fired by a police officer in İstanbul during Gezi, Berkin Elvan lost his life on March 11, 2014, 269 days after being shot. He is commemorated on the eighth anniversary of his death.
11 March 2022
Turkey's top court says ‘Ethem Sarısülük's right to life not violated’
Turkey's top court says ‘Ethem Sarısülük's right to life not violated’
Constitutional Court has found it “proportionate” that the police officer was given a 15,200-lira judicial fine over the killing of Ethem Sarısülük during Gezi. The court president has expressed a dissenting opinion, saying that “it will lead to impunity.”
4 March 2022
5-month prison sentence over refugee child Lütfillah's death with a police fist
8 YEARS, 25 HEARINGS LATER
5-month prison sentence over refugee child Lütfillah's death with a police fist
In the trial over the death of Lütfillah Tacik (17) from Afghanistan as a result of police officer S.O.’s violence in Van, the court has handed down its ruling 8 years later. Reinstated by the Interior Ministry, the officer is given only 5 months in prison.
17 February 2022 Hikmet Adal
Five trans women fined over March 8 demonstration
Five trans women fined over March 8 demonstration
Taken into custody with torture following the March 8 Women’s Day demonstration in İstanbul’s Kadıköy last year, five Kurdish trans women have been fined 3,500 lira as per the Law on Public Health.
9 February 2022
‘Police raid on wrong house’ taken to Parliamentary agenda
‘Police raid on wrong house’ taken to Parliamentary agenda
HDP Mersin MP Turan has indicated that the Yolgın family were subjected to violence though they objected to the police, saying that “they came to the wrong house” for the raid. Turan has also applied to the Human Rights Commission.
3 January 2022
Police officer given 25-year prison sentence for killing refugee
Police officer given 25-year prison sentence for killing refugee
Video footage refuted the officer's claim that he pulled the trigger "by accident." The defendant should have been sentenced to aggravated life sentence given the circumstances, the plaintiff attorney said.
21 December 2021
Police officers investigated for battering, accusing a child of bicycle theft
Police officers investigated for battering, accusing a child of bicycle theft
Father Ferhat A. has told the reporters that his child could not sleep at night after the incident and that he was traumatized. “I will go to the prosecutor’s office and file a complaint against the police because they battered my son,” he has said.
20 December 2021
Police officer didn’t attend the hearing again, judge didn’t issue a warrant
POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST JOURNALIST
Police officer didn’t attend the hearing again, judge didn’t issue a warrant
The trial over the police violence against former bianet reporter Beyza Kural continued in İstanbul today, on December 10. The police officer who was supposed to attend the hearing from Diyarbakır via video conference did not attend the hearing.
10 December 2021 Hikmet Adal
‘Police torture to be probed on disciplinary grounds’
POLICE VIOLENCE IN DİYARBAKIR
‘Police torture to be probed on disciplinary grounds’
Lawyer Yalçın says, “Though the crime of torture was committed by the police in the video I watched, the Diyarbakır Security Directorate will probe it with regard to discipline, which constitutes an approach protecting the ones who committed this crime.”
2 December 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
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
Two journalists battered in Diyarbakır during news follow-up
Two journalists battered in Diyarbakır during news follow-up
Covering the cemetery visits in Diyarbakır’s Lice on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, JinNews reporter Derya Ren and MA reporter Eylem Akdağ were battered by gendarmerie and police.
24 November 2021
Killed with 13 bullets at the age of 12, Uğur Kaymaz commemorated
Killed with 13 bullets at the age of 12, Uğur Kaymaz commemorated
Speaking at the commemoration, HDP Mardin Co-Chair Kuday has underlined that child murders can be prevented only by identifying and penalizing perpetrators.
22 November 2021
Dilek Doğan’s family to appeal to the ECtHR
KILLED IN A POLICE RAID
Dilek Doğan’s family to appeal to the ECtHR
Killed in a police raid on her house six years ago, Dilek Doğan’s mother Aysel Doğan has criticized the fact that the police officer Y.M. will serve only 45 days behind bars if the Court of Cassation upholds the ruling of the local court.
18 October 2021
Commemoration of Ankara Massacre | Police attacks, barricades, detentions for 6 years
Commemoration of Ankara Massacre | Police attacks, barricades, detentions for 6 years
When people wanted to commemorate the 103 people killed in a bomb attack in Ankara in 2015, police intervened with tear gas in the first two years. A limited attendance was allowed next year. The ceremony in 2020 was not allowed “due to pandemic.”
11 October 2021
Police shot one person on the street in southeast Turkey
Police shot one person on the street in southeast Turkey
Police shot Suat Şahin in the Seyitler Neighborhood in Batman province on the grounds that he had allegedly resisted criminal record check. Şahin is in a critical condition.
29 September 2021
Police violence against students protesting for affordable housing in İstanbul, İzmir
Police violence against students protesting for affordable housing in İstanbul, İzmir
The police attacked the protests of university students who have been staying the night at parks against high dorm fees and rents in İstanbul’s Kadıköy and İzmir, taking nearly 80 students into custody.
28 September 2021
Put on trial over violence against journalist, police officer exempted from hearings
BEYZA KURAL CASE
Put on trial over violence against journalist, police officer exempted from hearings
In the trial over the police violence against former bianet reporter Beyza Kural, the court has accepted one police officer’s request for being exempted from attending the hearings while the other officer will attend the hearings via video conferencing.
24 September 2021
HDP denounces police chief over violent response to protest, sexist remarks
HDP denounces police chief over violent response to protest, sexist remarks
A rally to mark September 1 World Peace Day was not allowed and police detained dozens of people who wanted to protest the ban.
10 September 2021
Violence, censorship and a restraining order against journalists
MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Violence, censorship and a restraining order against journalists
Eight journalists were injured by police, a restraining order was issued against a journalist for a report about the sub-governor and news articles about the interior minister's cousin was banned.
28 July 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu
‘Violence faced by women journalists has increased by 158 percent’
COALITION FOR WOMEN IN JOURNALISM
‘Violence faced by women journalists has increased by 158 percent’
The CFWIJ has announced that the violence faced by women journalists in Turkey has increased by 158.82 percent when compared to the cases documented in 2020. The Coalition has launched a campaign under the hashtag #WeAreNotSafe.”
27 July 2021
Police shot motorcyclist who didn’t obey ‘stop’ warning, people protest
Police shot motorcyclist who didn’t obey ‘stop’ warning, people protest
After police opened fire on two motorcyclists who did not obey their stop warning and wounded Serkan G. in his neck, people gathered in front of the district security directorate in Gümüşhane province, saying, “We don’t want murderous police.”
22 July 2021
Onur Yaser Can case: New investigation against 5 police officers
Onur Yaser Can case: New investigation against 5 police officers
In the trial over the death of 28-year-old Onur Yaser Can, who committed suicide after being tortured in detention, the İstanbul Regional Administrative Court has requested an investigation against five police officers.
22 July 2021
Police detain dozens, fire rubber bullets at journalists on Suruç Massacre anniversary
Police detain dozens, fire rubber bullets at journalists on Suruç Massacre anniversary
Thirty-three people were killed in an ISIS bombing in Suruç, Urfa on July 20, 2015.
21 July 2021
Police batter 8 months pregnant woman in Şırnak
Police batter 8 months pregnant woman in Şırnak
With her house raided by the police, Hatice Baykara says that “the police held a gun to her dead and hit her waist with gunstocks until the search ended.”
19 July 2021
Shooting Hantaş to death in a park, police officer faces up to 25 years in prison
Shooting Hantaş to death in a park, police officer faces up to 25 years in prison
Police officer Kazım B. has been indicted for killing Recep Hantaş, who was sitting with his friends in Sümerpark in Diyarbakır. B. has been charged with “killing with eventual intent” over the incident that happened two years ago.
13 July 2021 Hikmet Adal
‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 70’
TİHV-HRFT REPORT
‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 70’
According to the annual report of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, the age of the ones who complained about being subjected to torture and ill treatment ranged from 5 to 70 in 2020.
12 July 2021
Kurdish writer Meral Şimşek tortured with strip search by police in Greece
Kurdish writer Meral Şimşek tortured with strip search by police in Greece
Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair and lawyer Eren Keskin says that Greece committed a grave international crime against humanity and announced that they will apply to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
8 July 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Police attack Justice Watch for Gergerlioğlu, detain several people
Police attack Justice Watch for Gergerlioğlu, detain several people
The HDP announced that a justice watch would be held in front of the Ankara Sincan Prison, where dismissed HDP MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu is still held despite a Constitutional Court ruling of rights violation.
5 July 2021
Violence towards journalists continues by both police and civilians
MEDIA MONITORING DATABASE
Violence towards journalists continues by both police and civilians
Three journalists were acquitted of "disclosing the identity of an informant" and "insulting the president" while a new case was filed against a journalist in the two-week period.
30 June 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu
Journalists protest police violence: 'We can't breathe'
Journalists protest police violence: 'We can't breathe'
Photojournalist Bülent Kılıç was violently detained while covering the LGBTI+ Pride March on Saturday. Journalists have protested police violence in İstanbul, İzmir and Ankara.
30 June 2021 Hikmet Adal
International reactions to police violence against photojournalist during Pride March
International reactions to police violence against photojournalist during Pride March
Police officers violently detained AFP photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, who was heard saying "I can't breathe" as officers kneeled on him.
29 June 2021
Metin Lokumcu case: Decision of lack of jurisdiction
BİANET IN TRABZON
Metin Lokumcu case: Decision of lack of jurisdiction
Witnesses were heard at the second hearing of the trial over the killing of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu. Speaking about the day of the incident, witness Ustabaş said, “Those who went to the hospital to learn about his condition were attacked with bullets.”
29 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek
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