Following the statement of retired Vice-Admiral Kiyat, who said, “Unsolved murders were a state policy,” a number of rights organisations have filed a criminal complaint about ...»

The families of the missing, who place importance on the words of Retired Vice-Admiral Kiyat, who said; “unsolved murders in the 1990s were a state policy.” ...»

The ECHR has accepted the case of Gülmez, who disappeared in military custody 15 years ago. Turkey must answer the court's questions by 22 September. ...»

DNA tests have confirmed that bones found in Elazığ belong to Ergul, missing for 14 years. His family demand that Colonel Temizöz and JİTEM member Saluci ...»

The Human Rights Association and the Saturday Mothers/People are worried that a blind eye is being turned to the tampering with evidence from the excavated “death ...»

In a second attempt, an alleged site of burial utilized by the illegal JİTEM is excavated. Human bones were found on March 9. Investigation could shed ...»

A prosecutor in Şırnak province has examined a military complex and the road leading from Cizre to Silopi. The Bar Association is also calling for an ...»

A family in Diyarbakır has finally learnt that three of its members are among the dead bodies found in 2003. They are still missing two other ...»

The "Ergenekon" investigation probing into Turkey's "stay behind" operations, revokes public memory. Relatives of the "disappeared" people under police custody revive their successful campaign of the ...»

71 countries, among which are Serbia, Guatemala, Honduras and Vanuatu, sign the Convention of the Disappeared, an important step for improving human rights. The US, Britain ...»

There has been no trace of six villagers from Sirnak who went missing in 1993, last seen in gendarmerie detention. However, investigations have been dropped. ...»