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Gezi Case Opens in Kayseri

Gezi Case Opens in Kayseri

161 defendants stood trial first time in the central province of Kayseri for charges related to attending Gezi Resistance protests.

12 December 2013 Selma Kara

Police Sues Journalist Şık For Allegedly Calling “Fascist”

Police Sues Journalist Şık For Allegedly Calling “Fascist”

Police authorities sued journalist Ahmet Şık for allegedly calling police officers “fascist”. “Not only they are assaulting but also suing journalists,” Şık told bianet.

11 December 2013 Ekin Karaca

Tornistan: Hand-Drawn Gezi

Tornistan: Hand-Drawn Gezi

Director Ayçe Kartal’s exclusively hand-drawn animation movie Tornistan / Backward Run depicts Turkey’s Gezi Resistance as well as police violence and penguins.

28 November 2013

RedHack Investigation Swirls Around "Gezi" and Twitter

RedHack Investigation Swirls Around "Gezi" and Twitter

Police authorities resumed the investigation of RedHack - an organization reportedly defined “and illegal organization working against the state”. Detainees were allegedly questions regarding their relation to Gezi protests and twitter account activities.

25 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Police Releases Gezi Resistance Report

Police Releases Gezi Resistance Report

Police authorities released a report regarding the demographics of over 5,000 individuals who have been detained during Gezi Resistance protests across Turkey.

25 November 2013

Barış Atay Detained For "Redhack Connection”

Barış Atay Detained For "Redhack Connection”

While police detained artist Barış Atay and 7 individuals for their “connection with Redhack” in Istanbul, the toll exceeded 10 along with other detainees across Turkey.

22 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Ankara Police Reportedly Picks 800 Gezi Suspects

Ankara Police Reportedly Picks 800 Gezi Suspects

“The identification of more than 800 suspects within Gezi Resistance investigation and mass-prosecutions violate human rights. This is an issue that requires public discussion,” Assistant Professor Korkut told bianet.

14 November 2013 Elif Akgül

Nolle Prosequi in Footage Erase Investigation

Nolle Prosequi in Footage Erase Investigation

While a prosecutor has stopped to investigate further the investigation regarding the erasing of surveillance footage in Ali Ismail Korkmaz case, another investigation on expert and suspect policeman is underway.

8 November 2013

Nolle Prosequi in Footage Erase Investigation

Nolle Prosequi in Footage Erase Investigation

While a prosecutor has stopped to investigate further the investigation regarding the erasing of surveillance footage in Ali Ismail Korkmaz case, another investigation on expert and suspect policeman is underway.

8 November 2013

Eye-Loser Gezi Protestor Sentenced to House Arrest

Eye-Loser Gezi Protestor Sentenced to House Arrest

Çağdaş Küçükbattal, a Gezi Resistance protestor who lost his eye due to a gas bomb canister, was put under house arrest.

8 November 2013 Ayça Söylemez

82 Students Expelled From Residence Due to Gezi Protests

82 Students Expelled From Residence Due to Gezi Protests

82 university has been expelled from state-run student residences in Samsun for attending Gezi Resistance protests - a penalty that also included the suspension of their scholarships and loans.

1 November 2013

Tear Gas in the Courthouse

Tear Gas in the Courthouse

Police intervened demonstrators who gathered outside Ankara courthouse to follow the hearing of Ethem Sarısülük, a Gezi Resistance protestor allegedly killed by police violence. The suspect police officer didn’t attend the hearing.

28 October 2013 Serhat Korkmaz

“Gezi” Graphic Novel in London

“Gezi” Graphic Novel in London

"ReFrame" exhibition in London brought together various caricaturists from the UK, Algeria and Turkey with illustrations on Gezi Resistance from Turkish artists

21 October 2013 Murat Mıhçıoğlu

New Trees to Be Planted on METU Campus

New Trees to Be Planted on METU Campus

Various groups from METU released a statement, saying that Ankara Municipality’s bulldozers committed an “unlawful environment massacre” by cutting trees on METU campus on the night of October 18.

21 October 2013

Gezi Resistance Banner in Göztepe v. Hatay Soccer Game

Gezi Resistance Banner in Göztepe v. Hatay Soccer Game

During a soccer game Göztepe v. Hatay teams in Izmir province, spectators flashed a banner commemorating those who were killed in Gezi Resistance.

Kazova Workers to Run Fashion Show For Resistance

Kazova Workers to Run Fashion Show For Resistance

Kazova workers are preparing to promote their locally produced with a fashion show in front of their factory in Istanbul’s Bomonti neighborhood.

27 September 2013

“Police Systematically Used Tear Gas as a Weapon”

PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

“Police Systematically Used Tear Gas as a Weapon”

Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) urged the U.S. authorities to suspend tear gas exports to Turkey. “The Turkish government used needless and extreme forced,” said PHR regarding the police intervention during Gezi Resistance.

26 September 2013

"Ali Ismail's Killers Must Be Charged With Premeditated Murder"

"Ali Ismail's Killers Must Be Charged With Premeditated Murder"

The case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, a Gezi Resistance protestor who died on July 10 due to a battery by a group, will begin on November 20. Prosecutors only charged the suspect policeman with life sentence. “Other 8 suspects must also be charged with life sentence” said advocate Arpacı.

25 September 2013 Beyza Kural

“Side Effects of Tear Gas Still Linger”

“Side Effects of Tear Gas Still Linger”

According to a statement released by Turkish Doctors Union, 39 percent of those who were affected by tear gas during Gezi Resistance protests “still suffer from the side effects of tear gas”.

24 September 2013

Tensions Rise in Sarısülük Trial, Hearing Postponed

Tensions Rise in Sarısülük Trial, Hearing Postponed

Ankara 6th High Criminal Court opened the Ethem Sarısülük killing case this morning with its top suspect Ahmet Şahbaz, a police officer. Tensions rose as plaintiff and defendants sides argued in the courtroom, pausing and postponing the hearing.

23 September 2013 Serhat Korkmaz

Violence Victim Academician Faces Trial

Violence Victim Academician Faces Trial

Osman Erden, an assistant professor who was detained and subjected to police violence in downtown Istanbul during Gezi Resistance, was ordered to stand trial for “resisting police officers and attending an illegal demonstration”. Erden is facing prison sentence up to 3 years.

20 September 2013 Ayça Söylemez

“Self-Defense is Out of Question”

KILLING OF ETHEM SARISÜLÜK

“Self-Defense is Out of Question”

Two expert reports have been submitted in the case of Ethem Sarısülük, a Gezi Resistance protestor who was shot dead by police officer Ahmet Şahbaz. “Self-defense is out of question,” cited a report submitted by Prof. Dr. Klaus Stanjek from Germany.

19 September 2013 Ayça Söylemez

RSF: Police Failed to Take Lessons From Gezi Resistance

RSF: Police Failed to Take Lessons From Gezi Resistance

Reporters Sand Frontiers released a statement, saying that recent protests across Turkey left at least 12 journalists injured in Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara.

13 September 2013

“No Evidence on Fall From Building, Compression Fracture in His Skull”

“No Evidence on Fall From Building, Compression Fracture in His Skull”

“There is no evidence that supports Ahmet Atakan’s death with fall. How does the governor know his cause of death?” said Hatay Chamber of Medicines Chairman Selim Matkap after attending METU Resistance protestor Ahmet Atakan’s autopsy early this morning.

10 September 2013 Ayça Söylemez

600 Policemen Attack Deputy Kürkçü, 6 Justice Walkers

GEZI RESISTANCE

600 Policemen Attack Deputy Kürkçü, 6 Justice Walkers

600 policemen have attacked 6 activists who walked from the southern province to Istanbul in order to protest police violence and demand for justice, Ahmet Saymadi said. According to BDP deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü, police sprayed pepper gas from close distance, leaving him injured.

21 August 2013 Ekin Karaca

Çarşı Ignores Ban, Keeps Gezi Spirit in Stadium

Çarşı Ignores Ban, Keeps Gezi Spirit in Stadium

Responding to the government’s threat to take legal action against “political” cheering, Çarşı soccer fan group chanted a series of Gezi Resistance slogans on the first official game of Beşiktaş team.

"You Can’t Even Hammer A Nail in Gezi Park"

CHAMBER OF ARCHITECTS INTERPRETED THE VERDICT

"You Can’t Even Hammer A Nail in Gezi Park"

Saying that the latest regional administration court verdict on Topçu Barracks in Gezi Park was unlawful, advocate Can Atalay claimed that no authorities could even hammer a nail in the park due to Istanbul 1st Administration Court decision on the suspension of all construction efforts in the area.

22 July 2013 Nilay Vardar

“Doctors Battered, Equipment Destroyed”

TIHV REPORT CITES POLICE VIOLENCE

“Doctors Battered, Equipment Destroyed”

Human Right Foundation of Turkey (TIHV) released a report, saying that 3,413 people were detained and 94 arrested during Gezi Resistance. The report cited the detailed experiences of those who were subjected to police or hit by gas bombs canisters.

5 July 2013 Ayça Söylemez

“We Worry that Police Violence Might Go Unpunished”

“We Worry that Police Violence Might Go Unpunished”

During the Gezi Resistance across Turkey, police violence left 4 protestors dead and 7,882 injured with 59 gravely injured. 71 demonstrators have been arrested for “public property damage”. Advocate Efkan Bolaç informed that no violent perpetrator police officers (except one) have yet to be arrested or prosecuted.

24 June 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Police Attacks Gezi Park After PM’s Eviction Call

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Police Attacks Gezi Park After PM’s Eviction Call

Police attacked Taksim Square and Park tonight. The police evicted Gezi Park and torn protestor tents apart. Several roads leading to Taksim Sqaure were reportedly filled with tear gas. Many injuries were reported.

Referendum Signal For Gezi Park

Referendum Signal For Gezi Park

AKP Deputy Chairman Hüseyin Çelik said yesterday that a referendum might be held on Gezi Resistance.

Praise for the "Marginal Groups"

Praise for the "Marginal Groups"

All those recently labeled as “Marginal Groups” are legal. Precisely because they routinely come under attack by the state and are forcibly choked in gas despite being legal formations, they know state violence well and know even better how to resist it.

13 June 2013 Nazan Üstündağ

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