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Police officer receives 25-year prison sentence for killing film worker

Police officer receives 25-year prison sentence for killing film worker

An officer had shot a man dead in 2020 in İstanbul after he allegedly disobeyed his warning to stop.

29 December 2022

HDP brings Çetin Kaya's 'killing' by the police to Parliamentary agenda

HDP brings Çetin Kaya's 'killing' by the police to Parliamentary agenda

HDP’s Ersoy says that while Kaya was handcuffed behind his back and shot in the back of his head at close range, “the city surveillance cameras were not recording” in the meantime as in the case of several files where the police are perpetrators.

3 December 2021

Man killed by police in İstanbul after allegedly disobeying 'stop' warning

Man killed by police in İstanbul after allegedly disobeying 'stop' warning

While the Governor's Office says the deceased man had resisted the police, there are reports claiming that the incident was an extrajudicial killing.

1 December 2021