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Boğaziçi University protests in Ankara: 83 people released
The Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) has announced that 83 people who were battered and detained in the capital city have been released.
3 February 2021
Arrested for reporting on torture, journalists behind bars for 101 days
Arrested for having reported on Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban, who were thrown from a helicopter and tortured by soldiers in Van, Adnan Bilen, Cemil Uğur, Şehriban Abi and Nazan Sala have been behind bars for 101 days, with no indictment.
18 January 2021
Osman Şiban released from detention
Still in treatment after being tortured, Osman Şiban was detained in the morning hours today (January 11). As it was documented with a medical report that he was not in a state to go from Mersin to Van, he has been released.
12 January 2021
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
‘Urgent action’ campaign calling for investigation into torture in prison
Addressing an open letter to Turkey’s Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül, Amnesty International has requested a “new prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the allegations of torture and ill-treatment” of a prisoner in Diyarbakır.
21 December 2020
Amnesty International warns Turkey against 'covering up' torture of two villagers in Van
Two people were found to be in intensive care two days after being detained by gendarmerie officials. While one has recovered, the other has lost his life.
9 December 2020
'She pressed her knee to my neck, I couldn't breathe'
A woman prisoner told bianet that she was tortured by gendarmerie officers after refusing to be searched for the third time when she was being taken to the court.
7 December 2020
Ayça Söylemez
'Osman Şiban' statement from Interior Minister Soylu
Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has spoken about the incident where two citizens were reportedly dropped from a helicopter after being detained by soldiers in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van.
27 November 2020
Tortured by police, 3 children face up to 26 years in prison
Subjected to torture at a police station, three children aged between 13 and 17 now face a lawsuit while there has been no progress in the investigation launched against the police officers who allegedly tortured the children.
23 November 2020
Progressive Lawyers Association: We are not safe
The Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) has denounced a recent legal amendment which allows counterterrorism officials’ attorney fees to be paid by the state in the event of an investigation or prosecution.
27 October 2020
Two children tortured with a dog in Diyarbakır
Hanım Türk says that in a police raid on their house in Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province, the police tortured her and her two children aged 7 and 16 with a dog for two hours, forcing the children to lie on the ground and making the dog step over them.
26 October 2020
UNION FOR DEMOCRACY
'What was extraordinary was not that people were dropped from a helicopter'
What was done to Osman Şiban and Servet Turgut was aimed at intimidating the people of the region, the DİB has stated.
23 October 2020
ARRESTED FOR REPORTING TORTURE
‘It is journalism that has been arrested’
Arrested for reporting the allegations that Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban were dropped from a military helicopter in Van, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Cemil Uğur has sent a letter from prison: "We tried to bring the truth to people at all costs.”
23 October 2020
Broadcast, publication ban on allegations of dropping from a helicopter
Conducting an investigation into the allegations that two villagers were dropped from a military helicopter, the Van Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has imposed a confidentiality order on the file and banned broadcasting or publishing news about the issue.
2 October 2020
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
‘Allegations of torture in Van must be independently investigated’
Amnesty International has sent a letter to the authorities in Turkey regarding the allegations that Osman Şiban and Servet Turgut were subjected to torture or other ill-treatment after being detained by gendarmes in eastern Van province.
28 September 2020
'Dropped from helicopter’ expression in the medical report
A medical report has been prepared regarding the condition of two people who said that they were dropped from a helicopter after they were detained and tortured by soldiers in Van. The report says that “they were injured by falling from a higher place.”
21 September 2020
Allegations of torture in detention in Urfa
HDP deputy Gülüm has submitted a parliamentary question about the new allegations of torture in the Kurdish-majority province.
8 September 2020
Tortured by soldiers in detention, woman to be paid damages
Concluding the application of Feride Kaya, who was tortured by two gendarmerie officers in detention, the Constitutional Court has ruled that she shall be paid 90,000 lira in damages as the prohibition of torture has been violated.
28 July 2020
Jailed columnist Murat Ağırel: It is torture, I will not consent to this
Arrested as part of a lawsuit filed into the news on the death of an intelligence officer in Libya, columnist Ağırel was taken to the prison’s sickroom for his treatment, rather than a hospital. Held in a detention room there for over 5 hours, he refused treatment.
14 July 2020
HDP member Rojbin Çetin remanded in custody
The HDP had stated that Çetin was tortured with dogs during her detention.
7 July 2020
Women of Human Rights Association: We stand with Rojbin
Releasing a written statement, human rights defenders have requested that a legal action be taken against the perpetrators who allegedly tortured Sevil Rojbin Çetin: “She is not alone, we stand with her with our struggle.”
30 June 2020
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HDP says police tortured its member with dogs
Sevil Rojbin Çetin was tortured for hours in her home in Diyarbakır by the special operations police during a raid, the HDP has stated.
29 June 2020
JUSTICE MINISTRY
‘396 prisoners filed complaints about torture in 7 months’
Responding to a Parliamentary question by CHP MP Tanrıkulu, Turkey’s Justice Ministry has said, “Fundamental changes have been made in our legislation so that arrestees and convicts will not be subjected to any incidents of maltreatment.”
18 June 2020
Ruken Tuncel
Human Rights Watch: Allegations of Abduction and Torture Not Investigated in Turkey
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the authorities in Turkey to conduct an effective investigation into the allegations of people who say that they were held in custody and tortured by government agents for many months.
29 April 2020
15-Day ‘Detention’ for Prisoners Enters into Force
With the law on criminal enforcement that entered into force today, security forces can now interrogate prisoners for up to 15 days “to obtain information about terror crimes.” But, it is not known where, how and within the scope of which rights they will depose...
15 April 2020
Ayça Söylemez
Call for an Effective Investigation into Torture of Death Fasting Prisoner Mustafa Koçak
After his attorney announced that death fasting prisoner Mustafa Koçak was subjected to torture and forced treatment, rights organizations have made a call for a medical examination by independent physicians and an effective investigation.
18 March 2020
Ayça Söylemez
‘They Tortured me with Foot Whipping as I Wanted to Have a Report Documenting Battery’
Having visited his brother İsmail Çelik, who brought up the allegations of torture in Afyonkarahisar Prison, Hüseyin Çelik has said that there were “black-and-blue marks all around his eyes” and he has signs of violence and trauma on his body.
24 February 2020
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Were Inmates Tortured with Foot Whipping at Afyonkarahisar Prison?
Mehmet Ali Dayan, an inmate at Afyonkarahisar Prison, has told his family that his fingers have been broken and some inmates have bruises on the bottom of their feet as they were tortured with foot whipping.
21 January 2020
‘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
Employers Arrested Over Torture of 2 Child Workers
Previously released on probation, two employers have been arrested over the torture of two child workers upon the objection of the prosecutor’s office.
2 January 2020
HDP Co-Chair Temelli: Torture is Everywhere
"They can't govern. Because that can't govern, they utilize violence as the only tool," Temelli has said, targeting the government.
25 December 2019
From HDP MP Gergerlioğlu to Minister Soylu: Your Slanders Cannot Cover up Torture
Gergerlioğlu has responded to Soylu, who referred to him as “an MP infiltrated into Parliament by FETÖ” for raising concerns over allegations of torture in custody: “A person turning a blind eye to the report of a bar association naturally resorts to slanders.”
24 December 2019
Allegations of Torture are Lies and Smears, Says Minister Soylu
Dismissing the allegations of torture at Ankara Security Directorate, Minister of Interior Soylu has said, “These allegations recently voiced by an MP infiltrated into Parliament by FETÖ are inconsistent, unfounded, lies and smears.”
23 December 2019
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