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Ministry refuses to disclose how many ‘martyred’ soldiers died in traffic accidents

Ministry refuses to disclose how many ‘martyred’ soldiers died in traffic accidents

According to data on the Gendarmerie General Command's website, 14 of the 28 gendarmerie personnel deaths over the past two years were caused by traffic accidents. The authorities have refused to disclose the figures regarding all the military personnel.

11 September 2024 Hikmet Adal

Akbelen Forest resistance: CHP faces protest by locals, gendarmerie assault Green Left MP

Akbelen Forest resistance: CHP faces protest by locals, gendarmerie assault Green Left MP

The two-year-long protest in the southwestern region has been reignited after authorities resumed cutting down trees to expand a coal mine that supplies coal to nearby thermal power plants. The leader and MPs of the main opposition party also faced protests by locals.

Officer receives prison sentence for fatal shooting of 20-year-old in Van

Officer receives prison sentence for fatal shooting of 20-year-old in Van

The lieutenant has been convicted of "involuntary killing," while the plaintiff's attorney argues for "intentional killing" charge.

Man shot dead by gendarmerie in Diyarbakır after allegedly disobeying warning to stop

Man shot dead by gendarmerie in Diyarbakır after allegedly disobeying warning to stop

A murder suspect reportedly attempted to flee when the gendarmerie was to detain him.

Farmers protest power cuts with tractors in Urfa

Farmers protest power cuts with tractors in Urfa

Closing the Urfa-Mardin Highway to traffic in southeast Turkey in protest against the power cuts of the Dicle Electricity Distribution Inc. (DEDAŞ), farmers have been subjected to the intervention of the gendarmerie with pepper gas.

Intervention against resistance in Akbelen: People dragged out of the forest

Intervention against resistance in Akbelen: People dragged out of the forest

While 105 trees have been reportedly cut down in fire-hit Muğla’s Akbelen Forest under the pretext of preventing fires, the gendarmerie intervened against the people’s resistance at midnight, dragging them out of the forest.

Journalists denied accreditation at the entrance to power plant in fire-hit Milas

Journalists denied accreditation at the entrance to power plant in fire-hit Milas

AFP photojournalist Yasin Akgül says, “When we went to the Kemerköy Thermal Power Plant to report on its current condition and surrounding area, the gendarmerie told us, ‘We have a list, you cannot enter as you are not on that list’.”

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu targets Cumhuriyet

Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu targets Cumhuriyet

Using the photos of Commander of Gendarmerie Forces Çetin with AKP MP Ağar and organized crime group leader Yılmaz on its front page, Cumhuriyet newspaper has been threatened by Minister Soylu, who says, "Turkey is not the old Turkey."

'She pressed her knee to my neck, I couldn't breathe'

'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

Miners’ march to Ankara prevented by gendarmerie again

Miners’ march to Ankara prevented by gendarmerie again

Unable to receive their wages and compensation for over a year now, miners from Ermenek in Karaman province wanted to march to the capital city of Ankara on October 12. Miners’ march has been once again prevented by the gendarmerie.

27 October 2020

Non-prosecution for JİTEM killings in Dargeçit

Non-prosecution for JİTEM killings in Dargeçit

In 1993, a village was burned down and seven people were killed in Mardin, southeast Turkey.

Turkey’s Gendarmerie to Work Under Interior Ministry

Turkey’s Gendarmerie to Work Under Interior Ministry

5 more articles of Turkey’s new homeland security act have been passed last night with the administration transfer of gendarmerie forces from the Turkish Army to Interior Ministry.

Death Toll Rises to 35 in Kobane Protests

Death Toll Rises to 35 in Kobane Protests

The death toll related to the incidents after Kobane protests across Turkey rose to 35 while a police commissioner survived an assassination attempt and two police officers were killed in Bingöl.

10 October 2014

Gendarmerie Intervention on Diyarbakır-Lice Road

Gendarmerie Intervention on Diyarbakır-Lice Road

Armed forces together with special units staged an operation against PKK’s youth organization YDG-H, due to their blocking the Diyarbakır-Lice road for the past week in protest of the construction of police stations and high-security police bases at the borders of the country.

Bingöl Prison’s Fugitive Inmates Captured

Bingöl Prison’s Fugitive Inmates Captured

Gendarmerie forces captured 18 PKK member inmates who tunneled their way out from Bingöl M Type Prison. They were unarmed when captured, Interior Minister Güler said.

26 September 2013

13 y.o. Kid’s Relics Found After 18 Years

MISSING UNDER DETENTION

13 y.o. Kid’s Relics Found After 18 Years

A mass grave excavation in the southeaster district of Dargeçit reached to the relics of Seyhan Doğan, a 13 year old child who disappeared under detention in 1995.

Pepper Gas Intervention in "Return to Life" Case Hearing

Pepper Gas Intervention in "Return to Life" Case Hearing

Gendarmerie forces intervened a discussion between police officers and family members of defendants who are standing trial over the Operation “Return to Life” at Ümraniye Prison, spraying pepper gas and locking family members down in the courtroom.

28 May 2013 Ayça Söylemez

17-Year-Old Boy Killed by Explosive on Pasture

17-Year-Old Boy Killed by Explosive on Pasture

17-year-old Murat Polat died of an explosive he found on a piece of grazing land when he herded animals in the south-eastern province of Van on 5 May.

Kurdish Initiative Continues: 120 Detentions

KCK OPERATIONS

Kurdish Initiative Continues: 120 Detentions

The police and the gendarmerie carried out operation against the Kurdish umbrella organization KCK in several cities all over Turkey. More than 120 people were taken into custody - most of them are university students and members of the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party.

26 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Explosive Killed 14-Year-Old Boy - Enquiry to Interior Minister

Explosive Killed 14-Year-Old Boy - Enquiry to Interior Minister

Fırat Okşak was killed by an explosive close to the place where Ceylan Önkol lost her life last September. BDP MP Kışanak asks Interior Minister Atalay in a motion whether an investigation has been launched and if the explosive belonged to the nearby gendarmerie station.

13 January 2010 Bawer Çakır

Military Prosecutor Finds Ergenekon Suspect Küçük’s Organizer Dangerous

Prosecutor Zekeriya Öz, who runs the Ergenekon case, has asked the military prosecutor about the content of Ergenekon Suspect Veli Küçük’s personal organizer. The prosecutor's reply was that it could jeopardize the lives of those whose names were mentioned in them.

1 September 2008

Trabzon Gendarmerie Trial Is Tied To Hrant Dink’s Murder Trial

Trabzon Gendarmerie Trial Is Tied To Hrant Dink’s Murder Trial

The accused gendarmerie Veysel Şahin on trial in Trabzon makes a deposition for Dink’s murder trial in İstanbul. He says they warned their superiors, but they did not take precautions. The two cases may be combined.

"Good Guys" Released in Semdinli Trial

"Good Guys" Released in Semdinli Trial

A military court in Van has released the three suspects, two of them soldiers, in the Semdinli bombing trial. They will be tried without detention. Joint attorneys walked out of the hearing.

16 December 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Six Villagers Missing Since 1993 – No Investigation

There has been no trace of six villagers from Sirnak who went missing in 1993, last seen in gendarmerie detention. However, investigations have been dropped.

3 December 2007 Tolga Korkut