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'We were subjected to police violence in detention'

'We were subjected to police violence in detention'

Held in detention in Gazi police station in İstanbul for two days, Sezer and Süleyman Çakmak have made a press statement about the police violence they suffered.

Police officers fined for killing 2 people for ‘disobeying stop warning’

Police officers fined for killing 2 people for ‘disobeying stop warning’

The court has given its ruling in the trial over the killing of two people in İstanbul’s Gazi Neighborhood. Police officers who opened fire on a vehicle and caused the death of two people “because they disobeyed the stop warning” will pay 24,300 lira.

8 February 2021

Ebru Timtik's sister not allowed at her funeral, people's march prevented

Ebru Timtik's sister not allowed at her funeral, people's march prevented

While the prosecutor's office permitted Barkın timtik to attend the funeral, the gendarmerie prevented her "due to pandemic measures."

‘The Era of White Toros* Has Ended, There are Now White Transit Vehicles’

‘The Era of White Toros* Has Ended, There are Now White Transit Vehicles’

A criminal complaint has been filed against the officers in Gazi Neighborhood police station over torture and maltreatment. “When the police took us, they told us, ‘The era of white toros* cars has ended, there are now white transits”, Aydın has recounted.

14 January 2020 Ayça Söylemez