content tagged with Baran Tursun

Judge Mehmet Akarca Appointed as the Supreme Court of Appeals Prosecutor

Judge Mehmet Akarca Appointed as the Supreme Court of Appeals Prosecutor

Judge sentenced the police officer who killed Baran Tursun for disobeying stop warning to two years and one month has been appointed as the Supreme Court of Appeals Prosecutor.

20 May 2015 Ekin Karaca

“Police Killed 155 People in 7 Years”

“Police Killed 155 People in 7 Years”

Baran Tursun Foundation released a message on the occasion of Mother’s Day, saying that they could detect at least 155 individuals who were killed by the police between 2007 and 2014.

Mother of Killed Civilian Receives Prison Sentence

Mother of Killed Civilian Receives Prison Sentence

Berrin Trusun, mother of Baran Tursun who was killed by the police, received a prison sentence of more than 5 months because of her reaction against the court decision to release the responsible police officer in the first hearing pending trial. The pronouncement of the judgement was postponed.

19 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Witnesses of the Defence Will Testify in Trial against Tursun Family

Witnesses of the Defence Will Testify in Trial against Tursun Family

The family of killed Baran Tursun is tried for raising against the court during the law suit filed related to the death of their son and brother. Tursun's parents and his sister are facing prison sentence. The case was postponed to 9 July to hear eight witnesses of the defence.

29 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Victim's Mother Faces Higher Sentence than Perpetrator

Victim's Mother Faces Higher Sentence than Perpetrator

While a police officer responsible for the death of Baran Tursun received a prison sentence of 25 months, the victim's mother is facing imprisonment of 41 months because of her reaction to the court's decision to release the defendant pending tiral.

28 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Police Officer Gets 2 Years for Killing Youth

Baran Tursun Case

Police Officer Gets 2 Years for Killing Youth

Baran Tursun (20) was killed with a police bullet in 2007. The police officer involved has been sentenced to 2 years and 1 month imprisonment. 10 other police officers have been acquitted.

21 May 2009 Emine Özcan

Justice Ministry To Decide If Tursun Family Is Tried Under Article 301

Court sent the file for the Tursun Family to the Ministry of Justice in compliance with revised article 301, who are on trial for reacting verbally to the release of the police officer who killed their son.

17 July 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

The Court Reacts To The Grieving Family, Suing Them For Article 301

The court accuses the family of Baran Tursun, who was shot by a police office for not stopping his car, for violating Article 301. The father had criticized the court procedure, claiming that the accused were favored.

7 May 2008 Erol Önderoğlu

Father of Police Victim: Police Assume Impunity

The father of Baran Tursun, who was shot dead by a police officer in Izmir called on the media and others to attend the second hearing in the trial to ensure that those responsible were punished.

7 February 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Police Obscures Evidence, Says Angry Father

Mehmet Tursun, father of Baran, the young man shot by the police in Izmir, accuses the police of a cover-up.

17 January 2008 Uğur Biryol

Murder Suspect Police Officer Released

Police officer on trial in İzmir for shooting Baran Tursun, a young driver, allegedly without reason, is released amid angry protests from the victim's relatives. "The evidences are falsified" father Tursun says.

15 January 2008 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü