content tagged with torture in police custody

With their report on torture censored, 6 members of ‘Human Rights Center’ resign

ANKARA BAR ASSOCIATION

With their report on torture censored, 6 members of ‘Human Rights Center’ resign

The administration of Ankara Bar has not shared its Human Rights Center’s report on torture allegations concerning Ankara Security Directorate. Six members of the center have resigned. Lawyers say similar incidents have been going on for some time.

9 February 2022

'I was subjected to strip search in police custody'

WRITER MERAL ŞİMŞEK

'I was subjected to strip search in police custody'

With her literary works brought against her as criminal evidence, writer Şimşek says that she was subjected to strip search and not given water for hours while she was in detention at Malatya Security Directorate.

23 February 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Tortured by police, 3 children face up to 26 years in prison

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

‘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

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

Human Rights Watch Issues Report on Torture in Police Custody, Abductions

Human Rights Watch Issues Report on Torture in Police Custody, Abductions

Human Rights Watch issued a report on torture in detention centers and abduction claims in Turkey. The organization demanded investigation of the rights violations.

12 October 2017

Court Ruling: “Torture”

FEVZİYE CENGİZ CASE

Court Ruling: “Torture”

Izmir 12. Criminal Court of First Instance , where the police officers who assaulted Ms. Fevziye Cengiz were on trial, sent the case to High Criminal Court, ruling that the police officers must be prosecuted for torture charges.

10 May 2012 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Torture in Police Custody - Lawyer Threatened

Torture in Police Custody - Lawyer Threatened

Sami Tunca, taken into custody while distributing regarding the Sivas massacre, will file a criminal complaint on the grounds of torture. Locals who protested the police operation faced tear gas. Tunca's lawyer was threatened by the police.

29 June 2011 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Lawyer Tanay: Torture at Istanbul Police Station

Lawyer Tanay: Torture at Istanbul Police Station

Lawyer Tanay announced that he filed a criminal complaint about the people responsible for the torture of three of his clients in a police vehicle and in custody. The torture allegations are documented by photographs taken before his clients were arrested.

3 June 2011 Ayça Söylemez

ECHR: Turkey Pays € 400,000 for Torture

ECHR: Turkey Pays € 400,000 for Torture

The European Court of Human Rights sentenced Turkey to a total fine of € 400,000 in compensation. Six applicant sought justice for allegedly being tortured in police custody in 1997. The responsible police officers of the time had not been tried.

8 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu