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Police violence

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University Students Win Trial at ECHR
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
University Students Win Trial at ECHR
The ECHR evaluated a police attack on students protesting against the Higher Education Council YÖK law draft as "humiliating treatment". The European Court ruled Turkey to pay a total of 68,000 TL in compensation to 10 students.
9 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Two Police Officers Suspended under Torture Allegations
Two Police Officers Suspended under Torture Allegations
Mersin governor Aksoy suspended 2 police officers because of exposing violence to 2 brothers in the Republic Police Office. Ministerial inspectors are required to investigate. Footage of the incident shows police officers still kicking and beating the brothers after they fell down to the floor.
4 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Policeman Shot in the Chase for a Child
POLICE VIOLENCE
Policeman Shot in the Chase for a Child
A policeman got fatally injured by a bullet when the police used the force of arms to stop one of two arrested children to run away. Yoleri from İHD criticised, "There is no justification to use weapons against children, not even in case of a quarrel".
3 November 2009 Özge Gözke
Unions and Chambers Take Legal Action against Police Violence
IMF-WB SUMMIT
Unions and Chambers Take Legal Action against Police Violence
DİSK, KESK, TMMOB and TTB condemn the police intervention against the protestors during the meeting of IMF and World Bank in Istanbul this week. They announced to file a criminal complaint against the responsible people.
8 October 2009 Bawer Çakır
Perilous Police Attack for Sitting in a Park
POLICE VIOLENCE
Perilous Police Attack for Sitting in a Park
A police officer from Avcılar (Istanbul) is accused of heavily assaulting university student Güney Tunay because he did not leave a park as ordered by the police. After Feyzullah Ete died in a similar incident two years ago, Tunay fighting for his life in hospital.
6 October 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Soldier's Acquittal: Precedent Case for Impunity after Killing Civilians
POLICE VIOLENCE
Soldier's Acquittal: Precedent Case for Impunity after Killing Civilians
The Court of Appeals approved the acquittal of a specialist sergeant who killed a civilian when he fired his gun into the crowd of a demonstration.
23 September 2009 Erhan Üstündağ
Police Defendants Vanished after Relocation
POLICE VIOLENCE
Police Defendants Vanished after Relocation
Police officers Tufan and Akbulut, trialed for ill-treatment of village mayor Çiğdem Nalbantoğlu, have been transferred to Şırnak and Diyarbakır. They did not attend any of the court hearings yet although the court instructed them to make their statements.
16 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Condemning Police Violence against Children - a Crime?!
PRESSURE ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
Condemning Police Violence against Children - a Crime?!
Açıkalın from the Human Rights Association is on trial again because he condemned an action of a police officer in Hakkari. The police officer beat a 17-year-old child on the head with his rifle butt. Açıalın is charged with "demonstrating against the law". The court will start on 2 November.
6 September 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
"Stop Sexual Harassment in Police and Gendarmerie"
WOMENS RIGHTS
"Stop Sexual Harassment in Police and Gendarmerie"
Women of the FeministBiz group in Ankara organized a demonstration drawing attention to sexual harassment and violence against women in prison and detention.
31 August 2009 Emine Özcan
16 Years Imprisonment for Police Officer Shooting Youth
Right to Life
16 Years Imprisonment for Police Officer Shooting Youth
The conviction of a police officer for "probable intentional killing" of a young man has been welcomed by the family and their lawyer.
21 August 2009 Tolga Korkut
Court Has "No Recordings of Torture Witnesses"
DEATH of ENgin Çeber
Court Has "No Recordings of Torture Witnesses"
The recordings of witness statements regarding the death by police torture of Engin Çeber have been found to be faulty, so that witnesses will have to be heard again. Lawyers suspect tampering.
20 August 2009 Erhan Üstündağ
Detained Sözen Dies from Police Bullet
DEATH IN DETENTION
Detained Sözen Dies from Police Bullet
Police at Izmir's Gümüşpala police station claim that the detainee committed suicide. There are no camera records.
22 July 2009
Istanbul Governor Blocks Investigation of Violent Police
Labour Day POLICE VIOLENCE
Istanbul Governor Blocks Investigation of Violent Police
Despite efforts by Cumhuriyet newspaper reporters Uslu and Açıkgöz, police officers acting violently on Labour Day are not being prosecuted.
10 July 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Newspaper Confiscated for Reporting Allegations of Police Rape
Press Freedom
Newspaper Confiscated for Reporting Allegations of Police Rape
After reporting 10 claims of women being raped since a new police chief came to Diyarbakır, the Azadiya Welat newspaper was confiscated.
10 July 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Light Sentence for Officer Shooting Youth "Who Did Not Stop"
Police Violence
Light Sentence for Officer Shooting Youth "Who Did Not Stop"
An officer shooting 19-year-old Kasap in Adana has been sentenced to 1 year 8 months imprisonment.
1 July 2009 Emine Özcan
ÇAĞDAŞ GEMİK CASE
Police Harrasses Police Violence Victim's Father
Lawyer Munip Ermiş claims that the police's violence against members of Gemik's family and the judge's decision for their detention were unlawful.
30 June 2009 Emine Özcan
Rights Activists Call for Torture to Be Punished
Solidarity with Torture Victims
Rights Activists Call for Torture to Be Punished
Rights activists have warned that there has been a rise in cases of maltreatment and torture since 2005. Perpetrators mostly remain unpunished.
26 June 2009 Erhan Üstündağ
Police Must Have Numbered Helmets by 1 July
Police Violence
Police Must Have Numbered Helmets by 1 July
In order to make identification of violent riot police officers easier, they will have to wear helmets with numbers. The deadline is 1 July.
24 June 2009 Tolga Korkut
Police Violence
Police Must Have Numbered Helmets by 1 July
In order to make identification of violent riot police officers easier, they will have to wear helmets with numbers. The deadline is 1 July.
24 June 2009 Tolga Korkut
New Chief Çapkın's Record Inglorious in Izmir
Istanbul's New Chief of Police
New Chief Çapkın's Record Inglorious in Izmir
According to a human rights report, the Izmir police has committed many violations.
19 June 2009 Tolga Korkut
Report: 53 People Killed by Police in Two Years
Police Violence
Report: 53 People Killed by Police in Two Years
The Turkey Human Rights Foundation has published a report on police violence, which it claims has risen since amendments were made to a law on duties and rights of the police.
17 June 2009 Tolga Korkut
Lawyers Protest against Police Violence
Lawyers Protest against Police Violence
Istanbul lawyers have accused police in the Esenyurt district of illegitimate practices.
16 June 2009 Emine Özcan
MPs Acknowledge Torture at Beyoğlu Police Station
A human rights commission report reveals that the police officers unlawfully exerted physical force towards citizens in two occasions. MPs stated that the incidents weren't fully investigated also.
12 June 2009
Prison Chief Threatened Fellow Prisoners after Torturing Çeber
ENGİN ÇEBER Torture Case
Prison Chief Threatened Fellow Prisoners after Torturing Çeber
According to the statement of a fellow detainee of torture victim Çeber, other detainees were threatened with violence, too.
9 June 2009 Bawer Çakır
Police Guilty of Unregistered Detentions on May Day
Police Violence
Police Guilty of Unregistered Detentions on May Day
Lawyer Atalay says that unregistered police custody is a rights violation.
1 June 2009 Bawer Çakır
Esmeray Hopes Transgender People Will Follow Example
Police Violence
Esmeray Hopes Transgender People Will Follow Example
Transgender Esmeray has taken two police officers to court for beating her.
29 May 2009 Bawer Çakır
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
Kurdish MP Brings Police Violence to Parliament
Polıce Violence
Kurdish MP Brings Police Violence to Parliament
DTP MP Kurtulan has called for an investigation into police violence against children. She reminded parliament of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
10 May 2009 Bawer Çakır
More than 400 Detained on May Day
1 May 2009
More than 400 Detained on May Day
Lawyers say that more than 400 people were taken into police custody on May Day.
4 May 2009 Bawer Çakır
Children's Day in Hakkari: One Dead, One Brutally Beaten
POLICE BRUTALITY
Children's Day in Hakkari: One Dead, One Brutally Beaten
In Hakkari, where people are protesting against operations against the DTP, one child has died, and a police officer violently beat another child with his rifle butt.
24 April 2009 Emine Özcan
DTP Moves to Interpellate MoI
Noting that nine people were killed by security forces since February 2008, DTP claims the Minister of Interior failed to take necessary action.
15 April 2009
How Turkey Deals with Police Violence
How Turkey Deals with Police Violence
Developments in two cases regarding police violence show that it is still difficult to pursue perpetrators. In the death of Nigerian refugee Okey, the trial is dragging on. In the death of Ete, the police officer has received a reduced sentence.
13 April 2009
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