Police violence

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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

Peace Parliament: Solve Kurdish Question in 2008

The Peace Parliament called on the government to allow different identities to develop: “The Kurdish question should be solved within Turkey, not across the borders.”

1 January 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

TIHV: Death in Police Raid is Murder

The Turkish Human Rights Foundation has condemned the death of Kever Mizrak on the hands of police: "The police and gendarmerie do not use guns as a last resort."

14 December 2007 Tolga Korkut

“Minister’s Circular Will Not Solve Police Violence”

Prof. Dr. Dogru has argued that the principle of “balancing human rights and security” which the Minister of the Interior wrote about is enshrined in the Penal Code anyway. Effective sanctions are needed to prevent excessive violence.

6 December 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Rights Activists: "Take Back Police Powers"

The Human Rights Agenda Association has called for a control of excessive police violence and compensation for victims.

30 November 2007 Tolga Korkut

Police Law Has Brought Violence

Police Law Has Brought Violence

Since policies powers were increased, more than twenty cases of excessive police violence have been reported. There have been torture, injuries, psychological traumas, and even deaths.

28 November 2007 Tolga Korkut

Refugee Murder Case at Heavy Penal Court

The case concerning the death of Nigerian refugee Okey in police detention has been sent to the Beyoglu Heavy Penal Court.

27 November 2007 Tolga Korkut

Police Officer Arrested in Suspicious Death

A police officer said to have kicked a young man in Avcilar who then died has been arrested. IHD calls for reduction in police powers.

26 November 2007 Tolga Korkut

ECHR: Damages for Torture Victim

The ECHR has awarded damages to a young man who was tortured while in detention in Diyarbakir in 2002.

24 September 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü,A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Two Detention Deaths in One Month

Two Detention Deaths in One Month

Polish national Witek is said to have killed himself in detention; vital evidence in Okey case is "lost".

21 September 2007 Tolga Korkut,Ismail Saymaz

9 Years for Killing of Refugee

The prosecution has demanded a sentence of 4.5-9 years for the police officer who shot Nigerian refugee Okey in the Beyoglu Police Department.

19 September 2007 Tolga Korkut

hCa Condemns Refugee Death in Police Custody

After Nigerian refugee Festus Okey was killed in police custody on 20 August, the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly has condemned police violence.

31 August 2007 Tolga Korkut,Ismail Saymaz

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