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Berkin Elvan’s birthday: He would have been 26

Berkin Elvan’s birthday: He would have been 26

“Your smile, your dreams, your hopes are still with us. We will never give up the struggle for you.”

Berkin Elvan’s Family Calls for Attendancy in Trial

Berkin Elvan’s Family Calls for Attendancy in Trial

Family of Berkin Elvan, who was shot dead with a qas cartridge during the Gezi protests, has made a call for people to come to the first trial of two police officers who were tried without arrest on Thursday.

Police Shooting Abdullah Cömert Sentenced to Prison

Police Shooting Abdullah Cömert Sentenced to Prison

Police officer Ahmet Kuş causing death of Abdullah Cömert by shooting him with gas cartridge has been sentenced to 13 years and 4 months of prison over “involuntary manslaughter”. Kuş hasn’t been arrested, international travel ban has been imposed.

14 March 2016 Ayça Söylemez

We Speak with Murat Seçkin as to His Claims about Kabataş Incident and Elif Çakır’s Response Tweets

WE SPOKE WITH JOURNALIST MURAT SEÇKİN

We Speak with Murat Seçkin as to His Claims about Kabataş Incident and Elif Çakır’s Response Tweets

We have asked Murat Seçkin following his article about Elif Çakır’s responses via Twitter, why he waited till now to explain his witnessing, and when and why he left pro-government Star daily.

26 October 2015