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Lawsuit into Explosion That Killed 13-Year-Old Ahmet to be Filed 12 Years Later

Lawsuit into Explosion That Killed 13-Year-Old Ahmet to be Filed 12 Years Later

13-year-old Ahmet Polat lost his life in Erzurum in 2008 when the ammunition that he collected as scrap exploded. The suit for non-pecuniary damages filed into the incident will be held again after 12 years.

19 February 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘Right to Life of 41 Thousand 694 People Violated in 17 Years’

REPORT BY CHP MP TANRIKULU

‘Right to Life of 41 Thousand 694 People Violated in 17 Years’

According to a report on right violations prepared by main opposition CHP MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu, the right to life of at least 6,432 women has been violated in 17 years and the right to life of at least 4,104 children has been violated in 8 years.

17 January 2020

Allegations of Negligence in Death at Hospital Not Investigated, Says Constitutional Court

Allegations of Negligence in Death at Hospital Not Investigated, Says Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court has concluded that the lawsuit filed into a postoperative death caused by medical negligence and lack of medical services was rejected by the administrative court without conducting an investigation.

2 January 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Council of State: There is ‘Neglect of Duty’ in Death of Ceylan Önkol

Council of State: There is ‘Neglect of Duty’ in Death of Ceylan Önkol

Reversing the verdict of the court which only ruled for pecuniary damages in the lawsuit filed into the death of 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol, the Council of State has concluded that there is “a neglect of duty” and ruled for non-pecuniary damages as well.

Suspicious Deaths of Conscripts Raised in the Parliament

Suspicious Deaths of Conscripts Raised in the Parliament

MP Mahmut Toğrul directs written questions to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on the suspicious death of conscript Ömer Faruk Demirkol, referring to the charges of the victim's mother. "Soldier is killed by soldier" says mourning mother Fatma.

24 October 2018

Ill Prisoner Özdal Who Lost His Life Marked

Ill Prisoner Özdal Who Lost His Life Marked

In 335th sit-in protest held for prisoners in Type-F, İHD İstanbul Branch Prisons Commission has marked ill prisoner Özdal who lost his life on August 27.

3 September 2018

3,936 Children’s Right to Life Violated in 7 Years

3,936 Children’s Right to Life Violated in 7 Years

CHP MP Tanrıkulu has presented a report documenting the right to life violations committed against children in recent years. The report has shown that while child mortality from violence and occupational homicides has not decreased, extrajudicial executions have seen a dramatic increase in 2015 and 2016.

‘No Effective Investigation Launched into Inmate’s Death’

‘No Effective Investigation Launched into Inmate’s Death’

Concerning the application as to suicide in prison, the Constitutional Court has ruled prisoner’s right to life was violated.

3 November 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Police Suspended from Duty in FETÖ Investigation Commits Suicide

Police Suspended from Duty in FETÖ Investigation Commits Suicide

Detained as part of the FETÖ investigation, a police officer aged 42 has ended his life.

21 October 2016

ECtHR: Mahsum Mızrak’s Right to Life Violated

ECtHR: Mahsum Mızrak’s Right to Life Violated

ECtHR appeal by family of Mahsum Mızrak, who was shot to death in his head by gas cartridge fired in a police attack in Diyarbakır 10 years ago has been concluded; Turkey has been fined to pay compensation for violating right to life.

18 October 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey Convicted of Extrajudicial Killing By Military and Police

Turkey Convicted of Extrajudicial Killing By Military and Police

The European Court of Human Rights has passed judgement on three cases of extrajudicial killing in two different police-military operations. Turkey has been sentenced to pay compensation for having violated “the right to life”.

6 September 2016

Health Workers Heading to Cizre: We Do What is Required by the Hippocratic Oath

Health Workers Heading to Cizre: We Do What is Required by the Hippocratic Oath

Şeyhmus Gökalp, a member of the voluntary health workers trying to arrive at Cizre has called on the MPs who have taken the hippocratic oath and reminded them of “the right to medical treatment”.

2 February 2016

Voluntary Health Workers Stopped in İdil on Way to Cizre

Voluntary Health Workers Stopped in İdil on Way to Cizre

A team of nine doctors and four nurses from TTB and SES having departed to help the injured taking shelter in the basement in Cizre for nine days, have reportedly been stopped.

1 February 2016

ECtHR Asks Government to Take Precautions in Southeast

ECtHR Asks Government to Take Precautions in Southeast

ECtHR has asked the government to take all sorts of precautions on the purpose of protecting 16-year-old H.P.’s right to life and physical integrity.

18 January 2016

2 Soldiers Killed in Cizre and Sur

2 Soldiers Killed in Cizre and Sur

During operations conducted in Cizre and Sur, two soldiers have been killed in the attack carried out by members of YDG-H.

ECHR: Uğur Kaymaz’s Right to Life Violated

ECHR: Uğur Kaymaz’s Right to Life Violated

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey violated the right of Uğur Kaymaz (13) and Ahmet Kaymaz who were killed by a police raid in Mardin province in 2004.

26 February 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Police Fire

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Police Fire

The European Court of Human Rights issued a verdict on the case of Şamil Camekan, finding Turkey guilty of the lack of efficient and rapid investigation regarding right to life after a police shooting. Turkey was ordered to pay 6,000 euros as non-pecuniary damages.

28 January 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Families of Disappeared Village Guards Awarded 1,460,000 Euros

ECHR VERDICT

Families of Disappeared Village Guards Awarded 1,460,000 Euros

The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty for violating right to life, torture ban, and right to freedom and security in the 1994 Ormancık case on the disappearance of 13 village guards under gendarmerie detention, the killing on 1 villager, and the burning down of a village.

17 April 2013 Ayça Söylemez

ECHR Finds Turkey Guilty For Abusing Right to Life

ECHR Finds Turkey Guilty For Abusing Right to Life

ECHR found Turkey guilty in the case of Lütfi Volkan Akıncı who was "reported to have committed suicide" during his compulsory military service in 2002.

12 December 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu,Ayça Söylemez

Ancient City to be Inundated Under Dam Reservoir

HASANKEYF

Ancient City to be Inundated Under Dam Reservoir

Ministers Veysel Eroğlu and Mehmet Şimşek met with protests during a visit they paid to Hasankeyf, an ancient city in the southeastern province of Batman dating back to at least 12,000 years ago and that is to be inundated under a dam reservoir, causing irreversible damage to history and nature.

31 August 2012 Nilay Vardar

Death of 815 Children could have been Prevented

Death of 815 Children could have been Prevented

According to a report of the Children Rights Centre, the reasons for the death of at least 815 children in Turkey in 2011 could have been prevented. Most violations of the right to life of children remained unpunished.

31 January 2012

Too Many Deaths in 2008

The Turkish Human Rights Foundation (TIHV) has published its annual report, in which it states that unsolved murders as well as deaths in detention or prison are the highest in eight years.

14 January 2009

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