Police violence

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Police Allegedly Strip Search People at İstanbul's Zorlu PSM Concert Hall

Police Allegedly Strip Search People at İstanbul's Zorlu PSM Concert Hall

Two people who recently attended concerts at the hall have claimed they were strip searched by the police. Zorlu PSM has said it is a "routine practice."

29 January 2020 Evrim Kepenek

HDP MP: 37 People Killed in Armored Vehicle Crashes in 10 Years

HDP MP: 37 People Killed in Armored Vehicle Crashes in 10 Years

MP Hişyar Özsoy has submitted a parliamentary question, asking how many of the incidents were investigated.

23 January 2020

'Police Detain Trans Women to Get Performance Points'

'Police Detain Trans Women to Get Performance Points'

A trans woman named Yıldız İdil has said that she, along with many trans women, was detained and tortured on new year's eve.

14 January 2020

‘The Era of White Toros* Has Ended, There are Now White Transit Vehicles’

‘The Era of White Toros* Has Ended, There are Now White Transit Vehicles’

A criminal complaint has been filed against the officers in Gazi Neighborhood police station over torture and maltreatment. “When the police took us, they told us, ‘The era of white toros* cars has ended, there are now white transits”, Aydın has recounted.

14 January 2020 Ayça Söylemez

RSF, 13 Journalists File a Criminal Complaint About Police Violence in France

RSF, 13 Journalists File a Criminal Complaint About Police Violence in France

Reporters Without Borders and 13 journalists have filed a criminal complaint about the police violence against journalists covering “yellow vests” protests in France. Anadolu Agency reporter Mustafa Yalçın was also injured during the protests.

24 December 2019

Police Attack Women Dancing to Protest Male Violence in Ankara

Police Attack Women Dancing to Protest Male Violence in Ankara

Attacking the women who protested male violence with LasTesis dance in the capital city of Ankara, the police have detained around 10 women. Police officers previously attacked the women dancing to protest violence in İstanbul.

13 December 2019

Non-Pecuniary Damages for Police Attack at Funeral of Berkin Elvan

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING

Non-Pecuniary Damages for Police Attack at Funeral of Berkin Elvan

The Constitutional Court has announced its ruling on Fırat, who was wounded in the police attack at the funeral ceremony of Berkin Elvan: The prohibition of ill treatment has been violated and Fırat shall be paid 10,000 TRY in non-pecuniary damages.

10 December 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Interior Minister on Police Violence Against Women: 'They Fired Just a Little Gas'

Interior Minister on Police Violence Against Women: 'They Fired Just a Little Gas'

The police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at women during a demonstration on the International Day for the Eliminating Violence Against Women.

27 November 2019

Police Officer Bites Protester's Leg

Police Officer Bites Protester's Leg

Nazan Bozkurt, who has been staging a protest in the capital Ankara to be reinstated to her job, has said that a woman police officer bit her leg.

12 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Three Police Officers Sued for Torturing Writer Under Detention

Three Police Officers Sued for Torturing Writer Under Detention

A lawsuit has been filed against three police officers who tortured investigative writer Ebrari three years ago.

6 November 2019 Ruken Tuncel

‘I Used Force Within Legal Boundaries’, Said Officer Who Broke the Arm of a Protester

‘I Used Force Within Legal Boundaries’, Said Officer Who Broke the Arm of a Protester

Having his arm broken during police intervention, Danacı faces a lawsuit for “membership of an organization”. The police officer who broke his arm is charged with “exceeding the limit in using force” and “deliberately injuring in a way to break bones”.

21 October 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Police Intervention Against Saturday Mothers/People

Police Intervention Against Saturday Mothers/People

Police have intervened against Saturday Mothers/People with pepper gas and batons in the 759th week of their protest.

12 October 2019

Journalist Handcuffed Behind the Back During News Follow-up

Journalist Handcuffed Behind the Back During News Follow-up

Ümit Uzun, a reporter for the Demirören News Agency (DHA), has been battered, handcuffed behind the back and taken into custody by the police while he was covering a road accident in İstanbul.

Police Violence Against Lawyer: ‘What About Your Attorneyship Now?’

Police Violence Against Lawyer: ‘What About Your Attorneyship Now?’

Subjected to battery, insults and swear words of police officers in front of his house in Antalya, lawyer Ahmed Buğra Çelik has said, “They took down a crime scene report as if I was guilty, I did not sign the report.”

29 August 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Footage Shows Police Officer Fires Rubber Bullets at Activist's Head in Trustee Protests

Footage Shows Police Officer Fires Rubber Bullets at Activist's Head in Trustee Protests

The police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets to a protest in İstanbul against the dismissal of HDP mayors in the southeast.

Investigation Against Police Violence in Van

Investigation Against Police Violence in Van

The Van Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an ex officio investigation into the police violence against a disabled person named Fırat Koç. The Van Bar Association has also filed a criminal complaint about the incident.

22 August 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Police Violence in Van

Police Violence in Van

Security forces have once again intervened against the people protesting appointment of trustees to three Metropolitan Municipalities. In Van, police officers have used violence on the ones who took shelter in a coffeehouse.

Protests Against Trustees: MPs Hospitalized, Journalists Detained

Protests Against Trustees: MPs Hospitalized, Journalists Detained

Appointment of trustees to HDP municipalities has been protested in İstanbul, Van, Mardin and Diyarbakır. The police have intervened against the protests. While 6 journalists have been detained in Mardin and Diyarbakır, the injured MPs have been hospitalized.

'Cluster Gas Capsules are Chemical Weapons and Should be Banned'

'Cluster Gas Capsules are Chemical Weapons and Should be Banned'

MP Dr. Şeker, İTO Secretary-General Öztürk and TİHV Chairperson Korur-Fincancı told bianet about the health effects of the cluster gas capsules that were used against MPs and people at the commemoration of the Suruç Massacre.

Police Officer Who Shot Hantaş Released Despite 'Strong Doubt'

Police Officer Who Shot Hantaş Released Despite 'Strong Doubt'

The officer was under arrest because of "strong doubt of crime" after he shot the 20-year-old dead in Diyarbakır in April.

Police Officer Fined to Pay 19 Thousand Liras for Killing Two Siblings

Police Officer Fined to Pay 19 Thousand Liras for Killing Two Siblings

Police officer Ö.Y. crashed into a home while driving an armored vehicle in the southeastern province of Şırnak in 2017, killing two children.

Report on Halfeti by Urfa Bar Association: The Detained Subjected to Sexual Torture

Report on Halfeti by Urfa Bar Association: The Detained Subjected to Sexual Torture

Releasing a report on the detained in Dergili Neighborhood in Halfeti, Urfa, the Urfa Bar Association has said, “Several of the detained were subjected to sexual torture.”

Report by Ankara Bar Association Regarding Allegations of Torture in Custody

Report by Ankara Bar Association Regarding Allegations of Torture in Custody

Releasing a report regarding the allegations of torture in Ankara Financial Crimes Investigation Bureau, the Ankara Bar Association has shared detailed information on the allegations and requested an investigation against law enforcement officers.

‘Even the Judge Had to Append Torture Allegations to Record’

LAWYER SÖZEN ON ALLEGATIONS OF TORTURE IN HALFETİ, URFA

‘Even the Judge Had to Append Torture Allegations to Record’

Visiting the ones detained in Halfeti, lawyer Sözen has stated that though they requested referral of the detained to Forensic Medicine Institution to identify torture marks, their request has not been responded. Their period of detention has been extended.

27 May 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Women Relatives of Hunger Striking Inmates File Second Criminal Complaint Against Police

Women Relatives of Hunger Striking Inmates File Second Criminal Complaint Against Police

The women who were subjected to police violence while standing watch in front of Gebze Prison in Kocaeli for their relatives who are on a hunger strike in prison have filed a criminal complaint against the responsible parties.

METU Students Boycott Classes to Protest Police Violence in Pride Parade

METU Students Boycott Classes to Protest Police Violence in Pride Parade

METU students have boycotted classes to protest the interference towards their university and the police violence in the 9th Pride Parade on May 10, 2019. Students have also made a call to METU President Verşan Kök to resign from office.

Impunity in the Case of Ethem Sarısülük Taken to Constitutional Court

Impunity in the Case of Ethem Sarısülük Taken to Constitutional Court

The case file regarding Ethem Sarısülük, who was killed during Gezi resistance in 2013, has been taken to the Constitutional Court. The application aims to “contribute to the struggle to put an end to the policy of impunity in the police murders in Turkey.”

14 May 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Anti-Capitalist Muslims Detained During Fast-Breaking Meal in Taksim Released

Anti-Capitalist Muslims Detained During Fast-Breaking Meal in Taksim Released

Police intervened against Anti-Capitalist Muslims, who wanted to set a fast-breaking table at Galatasaray Square in Taksim; eight people who were taken into custody during the intervention of the police have been released.

Police Officer Driving Armored Vehicle Causing Death of Two Children on Duty Again

Police Officer Driving Armored Vehicle Causing Death of Two Children on Duty Again

Police officer Ö.Y., who was driving the armored vehicle that caused the death of six- and seven-year-old Yıldırım brothers in Şırnak, and his superior M.M., who gave the order to Ö.Y., had their eight hearing at the Cizre 2nd Heavy Penal Court.

Police Batter Transgender Woman in Mersin

Police Batter Transgender Woman in Mersin

Trans woman Işıl has been battered by police in Mersin. Speaking about the issue, Mersin 7 Colors LGBTI+ Solidarity Association’s General Coordinator Arıcan has stated that violence against transgender people has become systematic in Mersin.

‘Investigation into Death of Hantaş Must Be Fairly, Impartially, Independently Conducted'

STATEMENT BY DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION

‘Investigation into Death of Hantaş Must Be Fairly, Impartially, Independently Conducted'

Releasing a statement regarding 20-year-old Hantaş who was shot to death by police in Diyarbakır, the Diyarbakır Bar Association has demanded that “the investigation into the death of Hantaş be conducted in a fair, impartial and independent manner.”

Police Officer Arrested in Murder of Recep Hantaş in Diyarbakır

Police Officer Arrested in Murder of Recep Hantaş in Diyarbakır

Being charged with causing the death of 20-year-old Recep Hantaş in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır, one police officer has been arrested by the court on duty where he was referred. The other officer has been released on probation.