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Trial Hearing for Elvan, Killed During Gezi Resistance, Held Without Suspect

Trial Hearing for Elvan, Killed During Gezi Resistance, Held Without Suspect

The third hearing in the case of Berkin Elvan, who lost his life after being shot on the head with a gas cartridge during the Gezi protests in 2013, was held today. The police officer who is the suspect of the trial was not brought to court, and his testimony could not be taken due to a failure of the Audio and Visual Information System.

16 November 2017

Criminal Complaint by Elvan Over Police Breaking Her Arm

Criminal Complaint by Elvan Over Police Breaking Her Arm

Gülsüm Elvan, taken into custody during a protest in solidarity with the arrested academics Gülmen and Özakça on hunger strike, has filed a criminal complaint over the police breaking her arm while handcuffing her from the back.

22 August 2017 Tansu Pişkin

Berkin Elvan Case: Court Rejects Arrest Demand for Defendant Police

Berkin Elvan Case: Court Rejects Arrest Demand for Defendant Police

Family of Berkin Elvan, who was shot dead with a gas cartridge during Gezi Protests have voiced their demand for arrest of all perpetrators in the first hearing. The suspect police hasn’t been arrested, second hearing is on July 6.

7 April 2017 Beyza Kural

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.

18th Birthday of Berkin Elvan Killed During Gezi Resistance

18th Birthday of Berkin Elvan Killed During Gezi Resistance

Today is the 18th birthday of Berkin Elvan, who was hit by a gas cartridge fired by a police and lost his life at the age of 15 during Gezi Resistance.

Berkin Elvan Commemorated Demanding Justice 3 Years After His Shooting

Berkin Elvan Commemorated Demanding Justice 3 Years After His Shooting

Reiterating demands for justice, Berkin Elvan has been commemorated in the Parliament and on the spot where he had been shot, in third year anniversary of his shooting with a gas capsule.

Berkin Elvan Commemorated Upon His Grave

Berkin Elvan Commemorated Upon His Grave

Justice demand has been reiterated in the commemoration of 2nd anniversary of Berkin Elvan’s killing upon his grave.

Protest in Mersin University for Berkin Elvan

Protest in Mersin University for Berkin Elvan

Mersin University Communication Faculty students have reiterated their demand for justice for Berkin Elvan in their demonstration.

Campaign for Teacher Laid Off for Berkin Elvan Message

Campaign for Teacher Laid Off for Berkin Elvan Message

Campaign has been launched for teacher Hatice Dağlı discharged from civil service for “committing infamous crime” because of her Facebook posts “Shame on those who label children murdered terrorist”.

3 December 2015

Armored Police Vehicle Crushes Protestor in Istanbul

Armored Police Vehicle Crushes Protestor in Istanbul

Cemil Kurt, a protestor who joined Berkin Elvan commemorations on March 11, has reportedly been ran over by an armored police vehicle and suffered from spine, leg and arm injuries.

18 March 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Police Points Rifles Towards Civilians During Berkin Elvan Protests

Police Points Rifles Towards Civilians During Berkin Elvan Protests

Police intervened a group in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı district who started a memorial march for Berkin Elvan, a 15 year old Gezi protestor who died last year after 269 days of comatose.

Journalist Stands Trial For Writing About ”Berkin”, "Bilal"

Journalist Stands Trial For Writing About ”Berkin”, "Bilal"

Soner Yalçın, a prominent journalist who wrote about Turkey through symbols of “Berkin” and “Bilal” on his latest book, stood trial for insulting Bilal Erdoğan - the president’s son.

Berkin Elvan Insult Case Opens

Berkin Elvan Insult Case Opens

An Istanbul court opened the case of a policeman who is accused of sharing insults towards Berkin Elvan via social media.

23 December 2014

Footage Shows Berkin Elvan’s Shooting

Footage Shows Berkin Elvan’s Shooting

Republican People’s Party deputy Hüseyin Aygün and Elvan Family held a joint press conference at the parliament today, showing the footage of Berkin Elvan’s shooting that led to his death.

4 December 2014

Campaign Aims to Urge Prosecution For Berkin Elvan’s Death

Campaign Aims to Urge Prosecution For Berkin Elvan’s Death

Berkin Elvan’s family launch a campaign to urge a prosecution on his killing - a process that failed to launch despite 533 days after his injury and 9 months after his death.

1 December 2014

Minors Standing Trial For Berkin Elvan Banner

Minors Standing Trial For Berkin Elvan Banner

Two minors stood trial for the second hearing of a case for charges related to opening a banner on January 24 that said “We want the school record card of Berkin Elvan”.

5 November 2014

News Stories on Children Face Monetary Penalty

News Stories on Children Face Monetary Penalty

The court opened 14 cases against Cumhuriyet Newspaper administratives İbrahim Yıldız and Aykut Küçükkaya and sentenced them to pay 200,000 liras under the claim that they reveal identities of children in the news pieces. Most of the children faced the police violence.

18 August 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

28 Stand Trial For Shouting “Murderer Erdoğan” in Bursa

28 Stand Trial For Shouting “Murderer Erdoğan” in Bursa

28 defendants stood trial yesterday for charges related to shouting slogans “thief Erdoğan” and “murderer Erdoğan” during a rally triggered by Berkin Elvan’s death.

24 June 2014 Beyza Kural

Commemoration for Berkin Elvan in Okmeydanı

Commemoration for Berkin Elvan in Okmeydanı

A commemoration was held in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı neighborhood for the first injury anniversary of Berkin Elvan, a 15 year old boy who was died after a comatose of 269 days due to a police gas bomb canister.

Uğur Kurt, a Protest Bystander, Killed By Police Fire

Uğur Kurt, a Protest Bystander, Killed By Police Fire

Uğur Kurt (30), a municipal worker who was coincidentally visiting a cemevi for funeral in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı, died of police fire during a nearby protest dedicated to Berkin Elvan. While clashes resumed all night, 9 were injured including 7 policemen.

Forensics Fail to Detect Berkin Elvan’s Cause of Death

Forensics Fail to Detect Berkin Elvan’s Cause of Death

While Berkin Elvan’s autopsy report have been released this morning, it failed to provide a “certain” cause of death as it only contained footage on police intervention and no capture of Berkin.

21 April 2014 Ayça Söylemez

A Sunday Morning in Istanbul

A Sunday Morning in Istanbul

In various events and locations, police intervened book readers, soccer fans and Berkin Elvan mourners yesterday, detaining dozens of Istanbulites.

Police: Berkin Elvan’s Shooter is Among 275 Policemen

Police: Berkin Elvan’s Shooter is Among 275 Policemen

In response to prosecutor’s inquiry, police authorities reportedly came up with the names of 275 policemen in relation to the death of Berkin Elvan. While none of them had a specific helmet numbers, no details have been provided on which officer fired tear gas bombs.

28 March 2014 Ayça Söylemez

“Berkin Elvan Student House” Opens in Istanbul

“Berkin Elvan Student House” Opens in Istanbul

A group of university students occupied an abandoned house in Beşiktaş and named it “Berkin Elvan Student House”.

19 March 2014 Nilay Vardar

Children Killed By the State

Children Killed By the State

Berkin Elvan is not the first child who died as a result of state violence. Hundreds of children lost their lives because of the state violence since 1988.

Eyewitnesses Submit Testimonies in Berkin Elvan Case

Eyewitnesses Submit Testimonies in Berkin Elvan Case

“When Berkin was shot, he cried ‘Anne’ (mother),” said one of the witnesses who released their testiminies within the investigation on Berkin Elvan’s death.

18 March 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Radio Programmer Fired After Mentioning Berkin

Radio Programmer Fired After Mentioning Berkin

Arzu Çağlan, a senior radio programmer in Best FM, has been laid off after she commemorating Berkin Elvan. “Being fired for telling the truth is better than misguiding people by telling the wrong and staying silent,” she said.

TRT Reporter Faces Berkin Elvan Exile

TRT Reporter Faces Berkin Elvan Exile

TRT reporter Elif Akkuş has allegedly been reassigned to a tech support position after sending tweets related to the death of Berkin Elvan. “We don’t know about the case, but there must be a reason for transfer,” HR department said.

17 March 2014 Ekin Karaca

Saturday Mothers Visit Elvan’s Family

Saturday Mothers Visit Elvan’s Family

Saturday Mothers/People visited Elvan’s family after 468th meeting on Saturday which started with a song dedicated to Berkin Elvan.

17 March 2014 Kadir Celep

Berkin Elvin Ad Published on NYT

Berkin Elvin Ad Published on NYT

A full page ad entitled “No Justice For Berkin” to honor Berkin Elvin by “Gezi Democracy Movement” has been published in the New York Times.

Condolences From One Mourner Father to Another

Condolences From One Mourner Father to Another

“Your son is also ours, our pain is mutual,” said Berkin Elvan’s father Sami Elvan to Burak Can Karamanoğlu’s father Halil Karamanoğlu to send his condolences after Wednesday night’s shooting.

14 March 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Police Attacks Protestors, Besieges Downtown Istanbul

Police Attacks Protestors, Besieges Downtown Istanbul

Following Berkin Elvan's funeral ceremony, police promptly attacked those who gathered around Osmanbey district in Istanbul. While Taksim Square has been gripped by the police, Gezi Park has been shut down, again.

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