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EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Harassment in Custody - Transgender Halat Wins Her Case
The European Court of Human rights convicted the Turkish government for failing to carry out an effective investigation in the case of transgender woman Halat who was harassed by a police officer. The Pink Live Association called on the government to counteract human rights violations of transgender persons.
10 November 2011
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
Police Violence in Public Transport
A civil police officer and two of her relatives allegedly attacked two young persons who were talking about justice in a public metro bus in Istanbul on 14 October. The assailants put forward pretexts of "harassment" and "sex".
18 October 2011
Yüce Yöney
5 Arrests after Protests in Istanbul
5 persons were arrested after a total of 42 people were taken into custody in the protest against the ongoing detention of elected MP Dicle and other elected deputies. Apparently, the police used a stun gun against the demonstrating politicians.
30 June 2011
People of Hopa in Fear
A report prepared by the two main Turkish human rights organizations, the Turkish Medical Association and a major national trade union centre gave an insight into the background and the aftermath of the massive police intervention in Hopa last week.
8 June 2011
Ayça Söylemez
UNREST IN HOPA AND ANKARA
12 Demonstrators Arrested, 3 Criminal Complaints against Police
A total of twelve people were arrested and imprisoned after the anti-government demonstrations in Hopa on 31 May. Three protestors in Ankara filed criminal complaints on the grounds of serious injuries suffered during the police intervention.
7 June 2011
Ekin Karaca,Ayça Söylemez
PROTEST AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE IN HOPA
Ankara: 54 Protestors in Police Custody, 1 Seriously Injured
A demonstration against massive police intervention in Hopa lead to another police intervention in Ankara that left one women with a broken hip and 54 protestors in police custody. Four people were released later on.
2 June 2011
Ayça Söylemez
UNREST IN RUN-UP TO PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Massive Police Intervention against Anti-AKP Demonstrators
Heavy clashes occurred between demonstrators and the police before and after a meeting of PM Erdoğan in Hopa in north-eastern Turkey. The police threw many gas bombs and made use of water cannons. One person died, many protestors and policemen were injured.
1 June 2011
Ekin Karaca
Police Intervention against Workers and their Families
The police ended the twelve-day protest of workers in Samsun with the use of tear gas and water cannons. The workers had demonstrated against 110 lay-offs. Two workers were taken into police custody, one was brought to hospital.
13 April 2011
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
Students in Jail for Protesting Killing of Fellow Students
Five students from Dicle University who boycotted their school because of the killing of two fellow students by the police were sentenced to a total of 57 years in prison for several of offences. Lawyer Deniz announced to appeal the decision.
10 March 2011
Nilay Vardar
Transgender Individuals Sued after Groundless Custody
Three activists of the Pink Life LGBT Association are sued for alleged resistance against the police. They had refused to be taken to the police station without a concrete reason. The complaining police officers failed to appear at any of the hearings.
25 February 2011
Burçin Belge
Police Violence against Students before President's Visit
Students of the Mersin University were exposed to police violence even before they started a protest action they had planned prior to the campus visit of President Gül. 42 students were taken into police custody.
24 February 2011
BLACK SEA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Massive Police Intervention on Campus
Students from the Black Sea Technical University in Trabzon faced a massive police intervention when they demonstrated against the construction of hydro-electric power plants on the campus. Organizations and platforms from the Black Sea region condemned the intervention.
14 February 2011
Emir Çelik
Policeman who Beat Juvenile Claimed Self-Protection
A police officer who beat and severely a juvenile with a rifle butt said to his defence that his "psychology was in bad condition". The trial was transferred to Isparta for security reasons. Lawyer Ermiş demanded a prosecution under torture allegations.
8 February 2011
Erhan Üstündağ
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Turkey Failed in HRW World Report 2011
The Human Rights Watch World Report 2011 reveals the countries deficits in freedom of expression. The number of trials against journalists increased again, provisions of the Anti-Terror Law are applied arbitrary, the report criticized.
26 January 2011
POLICE VIOLENCE
Policeman on Trial is Lost...
The second hearing of the case regarding the attack of a police officer Aktaş against a journalist Özhan revealed that the policeman was appointed to a different province in the meantime. Video footage shall be acquired until the next hearing in half a year's time.
16 December 2010
Berivan Tapan
NGOs Condemn Police Violence against Students
Tores Dinçöz from the Union of Architects and Engineers criticized university rectors for not showing any reaction on the recent clashes between students and police forces. The TTB Women Physicians condemned the killing of an unborn baby. İHD spoke of "inhumane torture".
10 December 2010
Berivan Tapan
POLICE VIOLENCE
Police Officers Sued, Prime Minister Condemned
Lawyer Kabataş filed a complaint against the police on behalf of the Students Youth Union members who were exposed to police violence in the course of a protest in Istanbul on 5 December. Several organizations condemned the incident.
9 December 2010
Erol Önderoğlu
POLICE VIOLENCE
Students Protest Ends in Riot
The police violently intervened against students who had gathered to protest the Higher Education Council (YÖK) during PM Erdoğan's meeting with university rectors. The students were exposed to tear gas and beating. 40 of them were taken into custody but released later on.
7 December 2010
Erol Önderoğlu,Erhan Üstündağ,Berivan Tapan
POLICE VIOLENCE
"Help" Misinterpreted as Torture?
Riot Forces Branch Sergeant Damgacı, one of the police officers indicted with alleged "torture", stated that he actually wanted to help the demonstrator who sued him. The court decided to prosecute both the high-rank officials and their subordinates.
3 December 2010
Berivan Tapan
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5 Children and 3 Adults Killed in Şırnak in 15 Months
A joint report by the Şırnak Bar Associaiton, the Contemporary Lawyers Association and the Human Rights Association revealed that eight people, five of whom were children, were killed by explosives or in police interventions in the past 15 months.
1 December 2010
Semra Pelek
Bosporus University Protests Police Violence on Campus
212 faculty members and lecturers of the Bosporus University in Istanbul issued a written statement to condemn a police blockade and police violence during a campus visit of Prime Minster Erdoğan and five ministers.
15 November 2010
Erol Önderoğlu
POLICE VIOLENCE
Not Much Progress in Karadağ Murder Trial
Human rights organizations were not accepted as joint plaintiffs in the case regarding the killing of communist party member Karadağ by the police. The eyewitness heard in the second hearing called the police "friends" and confused the court with contradicting statements.
10 November 2010
Berivan Tapan
Detention of Children Leads to Unrest in the Southeast
Four children between 6 and 12 years old said to have thrown stones at a police vehicle were allegedly beaten and taken into custody. When people protested against the arrests, the police intervened with water cannons and tear gas.
29 July 2010
Erol Önderoğlu
POLICE VIOLENCE
Journalist Sues Policemen For Breaking His Finger on Duty
Journalist Vahap İş claimed that he was beaten by members of an anti-riot force when he recorded footage of the police beating a child. He stated that his records were erased and his finger got broken when his camera was seized. İş filed a criminal complaint.
29 July 2010
Erol Önderoğlu
POLICE VIOLENCE
People of Midyat Support Journalist İş
Dozens of non-governmental organizations from various sections of society in Midyat (Mardin) condemned the police intervention against DHA reporter İş and other journalists. They demanded to see press freedom as a must for democratic societies.
22 July 2010
Erol Önderoğlu
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3 Journalists Attacked in 2 BDP Demonstrations
A plainclothes police officer allegedly provoked an assault on journalists Eskin and Kaplan when they were covering a demonstration in Istanbul. Journalist İş was attacked by a plainclothes police officer in the province of Mardin when he followed another protest action.
20 July 2010
Erol Önderoğlu
DİHA Reporter Detained, Demonstrator Severely Injured
A Van court detained DİHA reporter Çiftçi and a further 10 people under charges of "connection to the KCK", the umbrella organization of the PKK. Cemil Akgül, a young man who protested the detentions, got severely injured on his head.
15 June 2010
Erol Önderoğlu
POLICE VIOLENCE
Disproportionate Police Intervention after Attack on Kurdish Politician
A 14-year-old had his cheek bone broken when he was dragged along by the police in Hakkari. His family filed a complaint about the police officers. The Peace and Democracy Party and the Human Rights Foundation call for the suspension of the Governor and the Chief of Police.
15 April 2010
Semra Pelek
Demonstration for Democratic Constitution Ends with Tear Gas
The police intervened with tear gas and truncheons against demonstrators voicing their opinions on a democratic constitution in Kadıköy/Istanbul during the weekend. The meeting was attended by 5,000 people, among them members of political parties and non-governmental organizations.
12 April 2010
Berivan Tapan
Police Violence against Workers Seeking Their Rights
The Human Rights Foundation Turkey holds the government responsible for the latest violence excesses against striking workers and union members. The foundation described the recent incidents as a "standstill of the law".
21 December 2009
Erol Önderoğlu
POLICE VIOLENCE
Arbitrary Police Violence against Lawyers
Lawyers protested against 2 arrests of colleagues in 1 day at an Istanbul police station. The arrested lawyers were beaten and tortured in custody. The demonstrating attorneys claimed prosecution of the perpetrators and an investigation initiated by the Ministry of the Interior.
10 December 2009
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