content tagged with unjust provocation

Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: Defendant's sentence reduced due to 'unjust provocation'

Pınar Gültekin feminicide case: Defendant's sentence reduced due to 'unjust provocation'

The perpetrator who killed and burned Pınar Gültekin has been sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison. The court's decision triggered outrage among women.

21 June 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Constitutional Court: 'Unjust provocation' can not be applied to the shooting of a 12-year-old

Constitutional Court: 'Unjust provocation' can not be applied to the shooting of a 12-year-old

Turkey's Constitutional Court overturned the decision in the killing of a 12-year-old boy, Nihat Kazanhan, who lost his life after being shot with a gun by the police. The case will be reopened.

Refugee trans woman after acid attack: 'I'm seeking my rights'

Refugee trans woman after acid attack: 'I'm seeking my rights'

The man who attacked Asya was sentenced to 11 years in prison for wilful injury. His sentence was later reduced to six years because of "unjust provocation."

27 October 2021 Ceday Avcı

Feminicide of Şengül: Man given aggravated life sentence

UPPER COURT RULING

Feminicide of Şengül: Man given aggravated life sentence

In the trial over the killing of Fatma Şengül in İstanbul, the upper court has overturned the local court verdict and reversed the sentence reduction given to defendant Zeynel Akbaş due to “unjust provocation.”

22 February 2021