content tagged with unsolved murders

Acquittals in the case of unsolved murders of 90's upheld on appeal

Acquittals in the case of unsolved murders of 90's upheld on appeal

The Ankara 1st Heavy Penal Court had acquitted 18 defendants, including Mehmet Ağar and Korkut Eken in the case regarding 18 unidentified murders of the 1990's, on the grounds that "the commission of the crime by the defendants was not proven."

Request for hearing former intelligence chief Eymür as a witness in Midyat JİTEM case

Request for hearing former intelligence chief Eymür as a witness in Midyat JİTEM case

In the wake of his remarks on enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, lawyer Kuzu requests that Eymür, a former head of the counterterrorism department of the National Intelligence Organization, be heard as a witness in the Midyat JİTEM case.

10 November 2021

Saturday Mothers/People: Murderers are free all around

845TH WEEK

Saturday Mothers/People: Murderers are free all around

In the 845th week of their protest for the enforced disappeared, Saturday Mothers/ People asked who killed Kurdish businesspeople Savaş Buldan, Hacı Karay and Adnan Yıldırım: “We won’t give up demanding justice for our all losses.”

Atilla Peker released on probation

Atilla Peker released on probation

Giving his statement as part of the investigation launched into the allegations about the assassination of journalist Kutlu Adalı in Cyprus in the 1990s, Atilla Peker, the brother of crime group leader Sedat Peker, has been released on probation.

Mr. Minister; 14 women were killed in unsolved murders in Turkey in 2020

WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK

Mr. Minister; 14 women were killed in unsolved murders in Turkey in 2020

Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu said, “There was no unidentified murder of women in 2020.” Neither the numbers nor the names of some women constantly on the public agenda confirm what the Minister claimed.

31 May 2021 Evrim Kepenek

‘What happened to enforced disappeared Syriac people?’

‘What happened to enforced disappeared Syriac people?’

Syriac MP Tuma Çelik has asked the fate and whereabouts of the enforced disappeared Syriac people since the 1990s. Raising concerns about the unsolved murders as well, he has noted that the fate and whereabouts of Hurmüz Diril is still unknown.

Police officer investigating Kutlu Adalı murder is now Director General of Police

Police officer investigating Kutlu Adalı murder is now Director General of Police

Cyprus Press Union Chair Ali Kişmir has spoken to bianet about the unsolved murder of journalist Kutlu Adalı in 1996. He has said that they expect the current Director General of Police to reopen the investigation amid recent statements about the murder.

27 May 2021 Hikmet Adal

‘Solve the unidentified murders of Syriac people in the 1990s’

EUROPEAN SYRIAC UNION

‘Solve the unidentified murders of Syriac people in the 1990s’

In a statement released by the ESU amid the debates on Sedat Peker’s statements, it has been underlined that the murders of 60 Syriac people in the Turabdin region have not yet been cleared up.

Peker’s brother says he and a former intelligence officer went to Cyprus to kill Adalı

Peker’s brother says he and a former intelligence officer went to Cyprus to kill Adalı

Facing an investigation over the murder of Cypriot journalist Kutlu Adalı, Atilla Peker, in his petition to the prosecutor’s office, has confessed that he and former intelligence officer Korkut Eken went to Cyprus to kill Adalı.

'Let the wall come down': Assassinations in '90s come under spotlight again after Peker's claims

'Let the wall come down': Assassinations in '90s come under spotlight again after Peker's claims

The overturn of the acquittal of former government and security officials in a case concerning 19 extrajudicial killings coincides with the mafia boss's claims in his YouTube videos.

Will Mehmet Ağar talk about ‘missing guns’ this time?

ACQUITTALS OVERTURNED

Will Mehmet Ağar talk about ‘missing guns’ this time?

“Political will is necessary to eliminate impunity. We cannot expect heroism from one-two judges," says Mehmet Emin Aktar, an attorney for the aggrieved families in the trial of former Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar, whose acquittal has been overturned.

24 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Journalism organizations: Whoever stays silent now is a party to this crime

PEKER'S ALLEGATIONS

Journalism organizations: Whoever stays silent now is a party to this crime

Journalists’ Union of Turkey, Reporters Without Borders and DİSK Press Union have made statements about Sedat Peker’s allegations implying former Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar’s role in the unidentified murders of journalists Mumcu and Adalı.

Sedat Peker's brother detained after his allegations about assassination of a journalist

Sedat Peker's brother detained after his allegations about assassination of a journalist

The mafia boss said in his latest video that he had assigned his brother for a failed attempt to assassinate Kutlu Adalı, a journalist from Northern Cyprus.

Mehmet Ağar to stand trial again over 19 unidentified murders

Mehmet Ağar to stand trial again over 19 unidentified murders

The court of appeals has reversed the acquittals in the trial over the unidentified murders in Ankara. Among the defendants of the case are also Mehmet Ağar, a former Interior Minister of Turkey.

Killing of environmentalist couple not solved since 2017

Killing of environmentalist couple not solved since 2017

No action has been taken against marble quarry owners who are accused of inciting the murder.

“They Lost Their Relatives Twice with Acquittal of Temizöz”

WHO MURDERED 21 PEOPLE? #21İNSANIKİMÖLDÜRDÜ

“They Lost Their Relatives Twice with Acquittal of Temizöz”

Retired Colonel Temizöz and other defandants indicted for killing of 21 people in Cizre have acquitted, “A second mourning period has begun with this verdict”, said the lawyer of those who lost their relatives, Vesek.

9 November 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Acquittal for All Defendants in Temizöz Trial

WHO MURDERED 21 PEOPLE? #21İNSANIKİMÖLDÜRDÜ

Acquittal for All Defendants in Temizöz Trial

Retired Colonel Temizöz tried over killing 21 people in Cizre has blamed human rights organizations that try to uncover the incident, eventually Temizöz and other defendants acquitted.

6 November 2015

522 Unsolved Murders in Four Years

TURKISH HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION:

522 Unsolved Murders in Four Years

"Nobody who commits a crime gets away with it any more. Unsolved murders are not an issue", President Gül recently announced. The Turkish Human Rights Report 2010 prepared by TİHV draws a different picture. 522 unsolved murders were registered in the past four years.

12 April 2011 Ayça Söylemez

522 Unsolved Murders in 5 Years

522 Unsolved Murders in 5 Years

Research of the Human Rights Association in Eastern and South-Eastern Turkey revealed 375 cases of unsolved murders from 2006 till the present. According to data compiled by the Turkish Human Rights Foundation, a total of 522 unsolved murders were committed.

11 February 2011 Ayça Söylemez

JİTEM Informant Aygan Testified in Sweden

JİTEM Informant Aygan Testified in Sweden

The Swedish Authorities took the statement of former PKK member-turned JİTEM employee Abdülkadir Aygan upon the directive of the Diyarbakır Public Prosecution. Aygan announced to issue a statement about former leading politicians Demirel and Ciller soon.

8 October 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Retired Colonel Temizöz Detained Pending Trial

UNSOLVED MURDERS

Retired Colonel Temizöz Detained Pending Trial

Colonel Cemal Temizöz, former Kayseri Provincial Gendarmerie Regiment Commander, was brought to the Diyarbakır D Type Prison. He is tried for alleged kidnapping and killing 20 people with torture in Cizre between 1993 and 1995.

21 September 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

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