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16 October 2018 Daily Human Rights Report
(10/249) Suspicious Death of a Soldier at Military…
It is claimed on the news coverage of October 15, 2018 that Ömer Faruk Demirkol, a soldier on compulsory military service at Kilis Gendarmerie Command killed himself while keeping watch.
(10/250) Operations and Attacks in Southeast…
It is learned that 1 soldier was wounded due to mine explosion in rural areas of Doğubayazıt district of Ağrı on October 15, 2018.
(10/251) Person Being Subjected to Police Violence in Kocaeli…
Y.S., a person who is alleged to attack and insult an Ataturk effigy, and to share the video footage of the attack on social media, is detained in Dilovası district of Kocaeli on October 15, 2018. It is learned from the news coverage that, the police forced Y.S. to stand on one foot in front of the effigy, to make a soldier salute and to swear to himself after being detained. It is also stated in the news reports that the police kicked Y.S.
Y.S. and H.Ç., another person who records Y.S. in action are arrested by the court for ‘opposing the law concerning crimes committed against Atatürk’ on the same day.
(10/252) Torture and Ill-Treatment in Prison…
It is learned from the news coverage of October 15, 2018 that Figen Şahin, a prisoner kept in Burhaniye T Type Prison, was threatened and insulted by soldiers saying “We will unload our guns on you, we will spray you with bullets” while she was being transferred to hospital.
(10/253) Police Intervention Against “I Want My Job Back” Protest in Ankara…
The police intervened the press declaration of public labourers who had been dismissed by a state of emergency decree and have been struggling 706 days to regain their jobs, intended to be held in front of Human Rights Monument in Yüksel Street on October 15, 2018 at 13.30 and 18.00.
It was reported that during police intervention against the press declaration which was planned to be held at 13.30 on October 15, 2018, 2 people (Nazan Bozkurt and Meltem Servi) and at 18.00 2 people (Nazan Bozkurt and İlker Işık) were detained.
Thus in total 4 people were detained due to press declaration intended to be held in Yüksel Street on October 15, 2018. It is learned that detainees were released the same day.
(10/254) Detentions and Arrests in Alleged Link to Coup Attempt…
On October 15, 2018, 15 people including military members on active duty in operations covering 11 cities through a Samsun based investigation; 14 people including military members on active duty in operations covering 10 cities through a Manisa based investigation; 21 people in operations covering 18 cities through an Ankara based investigation to Turkish Air Force (on a detention warrant issued for 36 people) are detained.
On October 15, 2018, 7 people including former public employees dismissed by state of emergency decrees, are detained in Edirne in alleged attempt to illegally cross to Greece. It is learned that 1 of the detainees is arrested by the court on the same day while 6 others are still under custody.
2 of 3 people who were detained in house raids in Manisa on October 15, 2018 are arrested by the court. It is learned that 1 person is still under custody.
(10/255) Suspended Local Headmen…
The Ministry of Interior made a declaration on October 15, 2018 and announced that 259 local headmen, 103 from villages and 156 form neighbourhoods, are suspended on the grounds of ‘being a member of structures, formations and groups that engage in activities against national security’.
(10/256) Investigated Social Media Accounts…
The Ministry of Interior made a declaration on October 15, 2018 and announced that 229 social media accounts were investigated between October 8 and October 15, 2018; and legal proceedings have been initiated against 176 people within this week.
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