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Police officers suspected in Tahir Elçi killing acquitted due to ‘insufficient evidence’

Police officers suspected in Tahir Elçi killing acquitted due to ‘insufficient evidence’

The court has released its detailed ruling in the case of the 2015 killing of Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi.

10 July 2024 Ruken Tuncel

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Tahir Elçi verdict protested in Diyarbakır

Tahir Elçi verdict protested in Diyarbakır

The acquittal verdict for all the accused police officers in the last hearing of the murdered Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi case was protested. The demonstrators included lawyers and spectators, including Diyarbakır Bar Association President Nahit Eren and President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations Erinç Sağkan.

13 June 2024 İnanç Yıldız

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"The judiciary, which failed to carry out the necessary investigation, is also indirectly responsible for the murder"

VERDICT DAY IN THE TAHİR ELÇİ CASE

"The judiciary, which failed to carry out the necessary investigation, is also indirectly responsible for the murder"

The prosecution claims that Tahir Elçi died as a result of a bullet that apparently came from nowhere and seeks the acquittal of the accused police officers.

12 June 2024 İnanç Yıldız

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Tahir Elçi killing: Prosecution seeks acquittal of all police officers

Tahir Elçi killing: Prosecution seeks acquittal of all police officers

Elçi, the then-chair of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, was killed in 2015 during a shootout between police officers and Kurdish armed militia.

30 April 2024 Ayça Söylemez

Tahir Elçi murder case | Defendants not arrested, again

Tahir Elçi murder case | Defendants not arrested, again

In the trial over the murder of Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi, the witness wrote that s/he had signed the testimony under pressure and that s/he was not at the scene of the incident when Elçi was shot.

12 January 2022

Lawyers demand that Ahmet Davutoğlu be heard at Tahir Elçi murder case

Lawyers demand that Ahmet Davutoğlu be heard at Tahir Elçi murder case

After former PM Ahmet Davutoğlu said that Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair “Tahir Elçi fell victim to a political assassination”, the lawyers of the Elçi family have submitted a petition and demanded that Davutoğlu be heard as a witness at the case.

17 September 2021

Tahir Elçi murder case | Deleted camera footage to be examined

Tahir Elçi murder case | Deleted camera footage to be examined

In their statements at the prosecutor’s office over the assassination of Diyarbakır Bar Chair Tahir Elçi, witnesses said that they saw the moment when Elçi was shot. At today’s hearing, they said that they did not see it.

Forensic Architecture criticizes indictment of Tahir Elçi murder case

Forensic Architecture criticizes indictment of Tahir Elçi murder case

Having prepared a report on Tahir Elçi murder, Forensic Architecture says, “The indictment charges the officers we identified, but also charges a PKK militant, despite our findings showing clearly that he could not be responsible for Elçi’s death.”

‘We won’t let impunity in Tahir Elçi murder’

‘We won’t let impunity in Tahir Elçi murder’

Assassinated in Diyarbakır five years ago, Diyarbakır Bar Chair Tahir Elçi had struggled against impunity all through his life. Lawyer Nahit Eren says that they will struggle to ensure that his case file will not be closed as if it was an ordinary murder.

27 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Indictment Against 4 People, Including 3 Police Officers, 5 Years After Tahir Elçi Murder

Indictment Against 4 People, Including 3 Police Officers, 5 Years After Tahir Elçi Murder

An indictment has been brought against four accused suspects, including three police officers, five years after Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi was murdered in Diyarbakır. The indictment has been sent to court.

27 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Diyarbakır Bar: Police Officers Suspected of Tahir Elçi Murder Should Be Arrested

Diyarbakır Bar: Police Officers Suspected of Tahir Elçi Murder Should Be Arrested

Diyarbakır Bar Association has held a press conference and shared the results of the Forensic Architecture’s report on Elçi murder with the public. Association Chair Aydın has stated, “We expect that an arrest warrant is issued against the police officers.”

8 February 2019

‘Possible Perpetrators’ of Tahir Elçi Murder Identified

STATEMENT BY DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION

‘Possible Perpetrators’ of Tahir Elçi Murder Identified

Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Aydın has stated that documents and information in the investigation of Elçi murder were analyzed at University of London’s Forensic Architecture Department and possible perpetrators of his murder have been identified.

14 December 2018

3 Years Pass Since Murder of Tahir Elçi, No Lawsuit Filed Yet

3 Years Pass Since Murder of Tahir Elçi, No Lawsuit Filed Yet

It has been three years since Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi was murdered; but, the perpetrators have not been brought to justice. In a parliamentary inquiry, it has been stressed that the video footage of the incident “could not be found.”

27 November 2018