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28 September-13 October 2016 HRFT Daily Human Rights Report

(10/001) Detentions and arrests…

9 persons in Kağızman district of Kars and 2 persons in Suruç district of Şanlıurfa were detained during the house raids on 24 September 2016.

Following the operation, Tülay Karaca, co-mayor of Tatos district of Erzurum were arrested along with Nuh Demirel, Çiçek Sarualtun and Osman Kılıç, the council members of the municipality for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ on 23 September 2016.

HDP Mardin co-chairman Mahir Kaplan was detained during a house raid in Mazıdağı district of Mardin on 23 September 2016.

24 persons of 36 were arrested in house raids in Sason and Kozluk districts of Batman for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ on 23 September 2016.

HDP Hani co-mayors Abdurrahman Zorlu and İsmail Yalımkaya were arrested for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ on 30 September 2016. Zorlu and Yalımkaya were detained in Hani district of Diyarbakır along with  6 persons for 22 days long.

13 persons were detained during operations in Karakoçan district of Elazığ including co-mayors and municipality workers on 29 September 2016. Co-mayors Cennet Ayık and Burhan Kocaman were detained in Karakoçan on 2 October 2016. Also, 20 persons were detained by force on the same day in Siirt.

Police operations against HDP and DBP continue. After detaining 55 persons in Diyarbakır on 11 October 2016, police detained 5 more in Diyarbakır, 47 in Van, 10 in Hakkari, 20 in Kars, 2 in Bitlis, 4 in Antalya and 2 in Muş on 12      October 2016.

Co-mayors Ahmet Demir and Servin Karakoç were detained in house raids along with 2 persons in Ovakışla of Ahlat district of Bitlis on 10 October 2016.

9 civil servants from Diyarbakır courthouse, who were affiliated to Büro Emekçileri Sendikası (BES) of KESK were detained for ‘being member of an illegal organization.’ on 26 September 2016.

27 persons were detained during house raids in Siirt on 30 September 2016.

Co-mayor Zilan Aldatmaz and municiple employee Ömer Faruk Kandeğer were arrested for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ on 30 September 2016. Aldatmaz and Kandeğer were detained for 9 days following the operations in Saray district of Van. 10 persons of 34, detained in Hınıs district of Erzurum were arrested for ‘being member of an illegal organizaiton’ on 27 September 2016.

14 persons were detained, including IHD (Human Rights Association) representative Abdulkerim Pusat during the house raids in Cizre district of Şırnak on 26 September 2016.

Habip Topgaç, council member of the Çaldıran municipality of Van was arrested for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ on 27 September 2016.

3 persons of 14 were arrested, after 21 days of detention following the investigations against Free and Equal Citizens Association (Eşit ve Özgür Yurttaş) in Sur district of Diyarbakır, on 27 September 2016.

4 of 19 Eğitim-Sen members were arrested for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ during the house raids in Diyarbakır on 1 October 2016.

3 members of Rojava Association were arrested for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ after being detained during the operations  conducted in Ayvalık district of Balıkesir on 7 October 2016.

After being detained in Mersin for 16 days and released by the court, Cemil Uğur, journalist of Evrensel, was arrested for ‘being member and making propaganda of an illegal organization’ following the objection of prosecutor on 7 October 2016.

4 persons were arrested in Adana for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ including ETHA reporter Mehmet Anıl on 7 October 2016.

HDP provincial co-chair Ayşe Sürücü was detained during operations conducted by the police in Şanlıurfa on 5 October 2016.

5 persons of 11 were arrested for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ after 14 days of detention in Kağızman district of Kars on 5 October 2016.

After being detained for 13 days in Sivas, DBP İzmir co-chairs Türkan Poyraz and Şahin Çağdaş, were arrested by the court for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ on 10 October 2016.

(10/002) Trial of death of Yılmaz Öztürk…

First day of the trial of Yasin Hiçyılmaz, police officer who allegedly killed Yılmaz Öztürk, was started on 22 September 2016. Öztürk was killed by gunshot, fired from the police station with the claim that he launched bomb attack to the police station in Küçükarmutlu town of Sarıyer district of İstanbul on 20 February 2016.

Hiçyılmaz gave testimony in İstanbul 16th Heavy Penal Court. Court refused the demand of arrestation.

(10/003) Persons on trial in Diyarbakır…

Indictement on 40 persons (32 under arrest) who were trapped in Sur district of Diyarbakır during the curfew and evacuated upon the public calls, was accepted by Diyarbakır 5th Heavy Penal Court on 24 September 2016.

Indictement accuses 20 persons for ‘disrupting the unity and territorial integrity of the state’ and the total 40 persons for ‘being member of an illegal organization’. Trials to be started following days.

(10/004) Attacks and operations in south-east of Turkey…

Yusuf Erzen (10) died in hospital on 24 September 2016, after being injured during the armed clashes in the center of Siirt on 15 July 2016.

YPS member Baran Kaval (Tufan Amed) was buried after being identified by his DNA on 23 September 2016. Kaval was  during the armed clash while the curfews and operations were continuing in Şırnak.

Soldier died in hospital after being injured during an armed clash in Çukurca district of Hakkari on 22 September 2016.

2 temporary village guards and 5 militants were killed and 3 GKK were injured during the armed clash in Eruh district of Siirt, 22 september.

Former temporary village guard Salim Ecer (67) was killed by gunshot in front of his house in Yeniaslanbaşar village of Şırnak on 22 September 2016.

Explosives installed on Şırnak-Cizre road were exploded during a field search operation conducted by the troops. 1 temporary village guard was killed and 2 soldiers were injured, on 30 September 2016

Ayşe Kaçar (Zerya Amed), YPS-Jin member killed in armed clash during the curfew and operations in Şırnak was buried after being identified by her DNA on 30 September 2016.

6 militants were killed in armed clashes in rural area of Mesudiye district of Ordu, on 30 September 2016.

5 militants were killed and a soldier was injured during the armed clash near Bağkaya village of Savur district of Mardin on 28 September 2017.

3 temporary village guards were killed and 2 were injured in armed clash in Büyükçiftlik village of Yüksekova district of Hakkari on 29 September 2016.

Lieutenant who was injured in the armed clash in the rural area of Çukurca district of Hakkaridied in hospital on 29 September 2016.

A police officer died in hospital on 29 September 2016, after being heavily injured in the attack conducted by bomb vehicle to the security directorate of Cizre district of Şırnak on 26 August 2016.

4 militants were allegedly killed in the operations conducted near Ağaçdibi village of Hakkari on 29 September 2016.

6 militants were allegedly killed in armed clash in rural areas in Kağızman district of Kars on 1 October 2016.

9 militants were killed during the operations in the rural area of Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak on 2 October 2016.

Bomb explotion upon the passage of military vehicle killed 2 soldiers and injured 1 near Kamışlı village of Yüksekova district of Hakkari on 3 October 2016.

2 militants were killed in the armed clash in Güngören village of Doğubeyazıt district of Ağrı on 2 October 2016.

Attack to gendarmerie headquarters of Karakuzu killed 1 soldier in Viranşehir district of Şanlıurfa on 4 October 2016.

2 soldiers died and 3 were injured in the attack to the military base in rural area of Lice district of Diyarbakır on 4 October 2016.

Temporary village guard Remzi Aydoğan (53) was killed in the attack targeting his house in Koçkonağı village of Maden district of Elazığ on 4 October 2016. His brother Celil Aydoğan (48), who is also a temporary village guard, was injured.

10 soldiers and 6 civilians were killed, 13 soldiers and 12 civilians were injured upon the suicide attack against the troops who were checking cars in front of Durak border Bölük headquarters in Şemdinli district of Hakkari on 9 October 2016.

Aydın Muştu, AKP vice chair of Özalp district was shot and killed in front of his house on 9 October 2016. HPG claimed responsability for the attack.

1 soldier was killed and 6 were injured in armed clash in the rural area of Silvan district of Diyarbakır on 10 October 2016.

AKP Dicle district chair of Diyarbakır Deryan Aktert was shot dead in front of the gas station he owns. HPG claimed responsability for the attack.

4 militants were allegedly killed in the operations conducted near the rural areas of Tatvan district of Bitlis  on 11 October 2016.

3 temporary village guards were injured in open fire targeting their bus in Başkale district of Van on 26 September 2016.

6 soldiers were killed upon the attack against the check point on the way to Van road in Şırnak on 26 September 2016l.

Temporary village guard who was injured by the explotion of homemade grenade upon the passage of the bus carrying soldiers and village guards in Derik district of Mardin, died in hospital on 27 September 2016.

Temporary village guard died in hospital after being injured in armed clash in rural area of Eruh district of Siirt on 2 October 2016.

A soldier was killed and 5 were injured in the military operations in Çukurca district of Hakkari on 1 October 2016.

Soldier was allegedly killed upon the explotion of hand bomb found in an emplacement in Hantepe Base, in Çukurca district of Hakkari on 9 October 2016.

Orhan Bilekçier (24) was reportedly killed in armed assault in Silvan district of Diyarbakır on 8 October 2016. Attack was claimed by YPS General Coordination.

Bomb explotion upon the passage of military vehicle killed 1 soldier and injured two in Gürpınar district of Van on 6 October 2016.

1 police officer was injured in the attack against TOMA (Riot Control Vehicle) on the back entrance of Diyarbakır Governorate on 5 October 2016.

Radife Erdemir was killed and Abdulbaki Bizans was injured in the military air-bombardement near Çombansuyu village in Bitlis on 4 October 2016.

1 militant was reportedly killed in armed clash in rural areas of Başkale district of Van on 8 October 2016.

1 militant was killed in armed clash in rural areas of Güroymak district of Bitlis on 11 October 2016.

1 soldier was killed and 2 were injured in armed clash in Besta region of Şırnak 12 October 2016.

Temporary village guard Ahmet Adıyaman, died in Ayvalık village after being detained by PKK militants during a road blocking action in Beytüşşebap district of Şırnakon  10 October 2016.

2 militants of PKK were killed in military operations in rural areas of Erzincan 8 October 2016

(10/005) Extra-judicial killing in Mardin…

1 unidentified person was killed by fire opened by police in Mazıdağı district of Mardin on 22 September 2016.

(10/006) Trial of Nihat Kazanhan…

Trial of Nihat Kazanhan (12), child shot and killed by police in Cizre district of Şırnak continued on 23 September 2016.

After the hearing of the witnesess and the defendant Mehmet Emin Arslan, Cizre 1st Heavy Penal Court rejected the demand of arrestation of the defendants and adjourned the hearing to 11 November 2016.

(10/007) Trial of Mazlum Turan…

Trial of the police officer, accusing for killing of Mazlum Turan (16) continued on 23 September 2016. Turan was shot and killed by the police in Kızıltepe district of Mardin on 29 August 2016 for allegedly disobeying stop warning while passing the check point installed following the attack against the vehicle carrying polices  (due to the reason that Turan didn’t have a driving license).

The defendant attended the trial in Mardin 2nd Heavy Penal Court through teleconference. After the departure of the defendant without giving testimony, the court adjourned the hearing to 12 December 2016.

(10/008) Persons on trial in İzmir…

Following the operations in İzmir on the eve of Newroz celebrations, 14 persons were arrested and put on trial along with 18 non-arrested persons for ‘being member of an illegal organization’. Trial was initiated in İzmir 2nd Heavy Penal Court on 23 September 2016.  After the hearing, court released the 14 arrested persons and adjourned the trial to 9 January 2017.

(10/009) JITEM (Diyarbakır) was continued in Ankara/Trial of killing of Musa Anter…

JITEM trial of 16 persons include 5 fugitives related the killings of Musa Anter and 25 other assasinations in Diyarbakır and its provences continued on 26 September 2016. The case was transferred to Ankara 6th Heavy Penal Court for ‘security reasons’.

Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department President Nevin Soyukaya, Veli Küçük and author Samet Aydın gave testimony as witnesses. Court rejected the demand of release of arrested defendant Hamit Yıldırım and adjourned the trial to 28 December 2016 for proceeding the hearing of the witnesses.

(10/010) Co-Mayor on trial…

Trial of Leyla İmret, deposed co-mayor of Cizre district of Şırnak for ’making propoganda of an illegal organization’ was continued on 22 September 2016.

Cizre 1st Heavy Penal Court adjourned the trial to 12 January 2016 following the hearing of the testimony of Leyla İmret.

(10/011) Closed tv chanels and radio stations…

12 tv channels and 11 radio stations opposing the government includes İMC TV, Hayatın Sesi TV, some kids channels and folk song channels are reportedly to be shut down, based on the statutory decree No. 668, issued under state of emergency,  on 28 September 2016.

45 journals, 16 tv channels, 15 magazines, 3 news agency, 23 radio stations and 29 publishing houses were shut down by the same statutory decree previously.

On the eve of 4 October 2016, police raided some of the tv channels who were decided to be shut down. IMC was shut down live on air. It is reported that the property of IMC tv was confiscated and to be transferred to TRT channel.

Names of the tv channels to be shut down parmenantly: IMC TV, Hayatın Sesi, TV 10, Van TV, Jiyan TV, Azadi TV, Denge Tv, Zarok TV, Birlik Medya, Özgür Gün Tv, Mezopotamya tv, Van Genç Tv.

Names of the radio stations to be shut down parmenantly: Özgür Radyo, Özgür Güneş Radyosu (Malatya), Radyo Ses/ Mersin, Radyo Dünya/Adana, Yön Radyo/ İstanbul, Karacağ/ Urfa, Doğu Radyo/Van, Rengin Radyo, Patnos Radyo.

(10/012) Impunity in 12 September investigation…

Prosecutor gave a decision not to prosecute due to ‘the statue of limitations’ in the 12 September 2016 trial. The case was opened by 129 people who were the victims of torture in Ankara Mamak Prison after the coup on 12 September 1980 and the families of persons who got killed under custody.

(10/013) Death in prison…

Cegerxwin Akdeniz (17) and Seyit Rıza (16) were killed during the uprise on 28 September 2016 in Şırnak T Type Prison. Children were aimed to protest the conditions and the ongoing practices of torture.

(10/014) Trial of Hasan Ferit Gedik…

Trial of Hasan Ferit Gedik, killed by the fire of people alleged to be drug traffickers on 30 September 2013 in İstanbul, was continued on 26 September 2016.

Closed trial of 35 suspects (6 arrested) continued in Anadolu 10th Heavy Penal Court. After the testimonies of suspects were given, the court gave decision to continue detention for the 6 persons and adjourned the trial to 16 November 2016.

(10/015) Academics on trial in İstanbul…

Trial of the academics Esra Mungan, Meral Camcı, Kıvanç Ersoy and Muzaffer Kaya for ‘making propaganda of an illegal organization’ continued on 27 September 2016 in İstanbul 13rd Heavy Penal  Court. The academics were arrested after announcing the manifesto of Academics for Peace Initiative entitled ‘We will not be a party to this crime’ in a press release and were released in the first part of the trial.

After the hearing of the testimonies and defenses, the Court adjourned the trial to 22 December 2016.

(10/016) Curfew in Şırnak…

Curfew continues in Şırnak and access to city is not allowed despite the end of the military operations. While proceeding the destruction of the buildings, security forces found 6 dead bodies in a house in Güneş Street on 28 September 2016.

(10/017) Zirve publishing house massacre…

Malatya 1st Heavy Penal Court gave the verdict on 28 September 2016 for the 21 suspects of the murder of Tilman Ekkehart Geske, Necati Aydın and Uğur Yüksel. Geske, Aydın and Yüksel were stabbed to death ‘for doing missionary works’  in Zirve Publishing House in Malatya, on 18 April 2007.

Emre Günaydın, Cuma Özdemir, Hamit Çeker, Salih Gürler and Abuzer Yıldırım who conducted the murders were given 3 times aggravated life sentence. The rest of the suspects were released.

(10/018) Opressions in prisons…

On 4 October 2016, the information has been revealed that 20 prisoners of Erzurum H Type Prison were not allowed to be transferred to hospital because of the state of emergency.

(10/019) Extension of the Emergency State…

The Council of Ministers gathered on 3 October 2016 and approved a three-month extension of the state of emergency, starting from 19 October 2016. The emegrency state came into force on 21 July 2016 for 90 days.

(10/020) House raid in Van…

Police special operation forces killed YPS members Ömer Yamaç (Reber Agit) and Zafer Adıyaman (Alişer Gel) during a house raid in Xaçort neighbourhood of İpekyolu district of Van on 6 October 2016.

(10/021) Attack in comemoration of Ankara Massacre…

Police attacked with tear gas against the crowd walking to the Ankara train station for commemorating the victims of Ankara massacre on its anniversary. 101 people, gathered in front of the train station were killed by the suicide bomber during the Labour, in the Peace and Democracy meeting on 10 October 2015.

Following the meeting and demonstration ban of Ankara governer over the city on 10 October 2016, police intervened the groups gathered in several spots and detained 71 persons.

31 persons in Bursa and 45 students in İstanbul University were detaineed accordingly.

(10/022) Extra judiciel killing in Hakkâri…

Serhat Buldan (16), Nejdet İşözü (27), Aydın Tümen and Rahmi Safhal were shot and killed by the fire opened from armoured police vehicle while they were sitting in front of their shop in Yüksekova district of Hakkari on 9 October 2016. 2 persons were injured accordingly. Police officers claimed that the gun settled upon the vehicle was fired due to a technical accident. Police officer İ.M. was arrested as part of the investigation.

(10/023) House raid in Şırnak…

2 unidentified persons were killed by the police special forces in a house raid in Dağkapı town of Cizre district of Şırnak on 11 October 2016.

 (10/024) Death in prison…

Ali Şaşkın (56) prisoner condemned for murder was allegedely died of heart attack in Bursa H Type Prison on 10 October 2016.

(10/025) Death under detention…

Önder Irmak (39) detained as part of “FETÖ/PDY Investigation” was allegedely commited suicide by drinking the cleaning supplies in the toilet in police headquarters of Eskişehir on 10 October 2016.

(10/026) Worker deaths [5]…

Worker’s Health and Job Safety Assembly announced that 141 workers died in workplace accidents due to lack of precaution in the month of September and 1421 workers died during the first 9 monhts of the year.

(10/027) Opressions in Prisons…

On 26 September 2016, the information has been revealed that 25 prisoners including 6 with health problems from Erzurum H Type Prison were transferred to different prisons.

(10/028) Curfew in Nusaybin…

Governorate of Mardin announced that the curfew in Abdülkadirpaşa, Fırat, Dicle, Yenişehir, Kışla, and Zeynelabidin neighbourhoods of Nusaybin is to be continued until a second notice and to be extended in other neighbourhoods between 23.00-05.00 for 30 days on 26 September 2016.

(10/029) Journalist on trial in Hakkâri…

Trial of DİHA reporter Şermin Soydan, arrested along with Hakkari chairman of Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) Fadıl Alçiçek and HDP provincial co-chair Metin Besi was continued on 30 September 2016. Soydan, Alçiçek and Besi were accused for ‘obtaining and declaring state’s secret political and military documents with the purpose of espionage’ following the report of Dicle News Agency, entitled “Here is the document of ‘secret’ operation against Gever”.

After the hearing of defenses, Hakkari 2nd Heavy Penal Court adjourned the trial to 23 November 2016.

(10/030) Extra judicial killing in Van…

İyeç Çakır (25) was shot and heavily injured by the police on the exit of Gürpınar district of Van for disobeying the stop warning while passing the check point on 27 September 2016.

(10/031) JITEM trial in Mardin…

Trial, invistigating the enforced dissappearance of 8 persons including 3 children in Dargeçit district of Mardin as part of JITEM related crimes, continued in Adıyaman 1st Heavy Penal Court on 3 October 2016. The 18 suspects-case was transferred to Adıyaman for ‘security reasons’.

After the hearing of defenses, the court decided to hear the testimony of defendant Mehmet Tire, former Dargeçit Gendarmerie Troop Commander and adjourened the trial to 5 Decebmber 2016.

(10/032) Suspecious death in Van…

İhsan Aslan (51), who was detained following a house raid in Hisar neighbourhood of İpekyolu district of Van on 24 August 2016 and released after 15 days of detention, died 17 days after his release on 25 September 2016. Aslan was reportedly under heavy torture during his detention.

(10/033) Explosion in Ankara …

On 8 October 2016, special police forces conducted an operation to a farmhouse 9 kilometers away from Haymana road claiming two suicide bombers were in rural areas of Haymana district of Ankara. 2 persons were allgedely dead after blew themselves up when the police ordered to surrender. Their names reported as: Harun Aslan and Mahide Ataş.

(10/034) Co-chairman of DBP on trial…

Trial of Kamuran Yüksek, co-chair of DBP who was arrested in Diyarbakır on 13 May 2016 for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ because of his declarations, was started on 7 October 2016.

After the hearing of testimony of Yüksek and defenses of his advocates, Diyarbakır 5th Heavy Penal Court released Yüksek and adjourned the trial to 27 December 2016.

(10/035) Bomb attack in İstanbul…

A bomb was exploded near 75. Yıl police station and injured 10 civilians in Yenibosna district of İstanbul on 6 October 2016. TAK claimed the attack.

(10/036) Killigns and burials during the curfew…

Bodies of two persons killed in armed clash during the curfew and operations in Şırnak were found in Yeni Mahalle neighbourhood on 8 October 2016.

3 bodies were found on the same day in Nusaybin district of Mardin.

 (10/037) Condemnation of BDP Diyarbakır co-chair…

As a result of two seperate trials, BDP Diyarbakır co-chair Hafize İpek was given 18 months and 22 days of jail setence and 6 thousands TL of judicial fine in total for “making propaganda of an illegal organization” by Diyarbakır 4th Heavy Penal Court on 6 October 2016.

 (10/038) Journalist on trial in Adana…

Trial of Filiz Zeyrek, Jin News Agence (JINHA) reporter, for “making propaganda of an illegal organization” during a march continued in Adana 2nd Heavy Penal Court on 4 October 2016. The court condemned Zeyrek to 1 year and 3 monhths.

(10/039) Trial of Dilek Doğan…

Trial against Yüksel Moğultay, the police officer who was accused to kill intentionally Dilek Doğan by act of omission during a house raid, continued in İstanbul 12th Heavy Penal Court on 12 October 2016. During the trial, it was found out that the footage of murder scene was erased. Court declined the demand of arrestation for defendant police officer and adjourned the trial to 12 January 2017.

(10/040) Explosion in Hakkâri …

Umut Ayvalık (10) died and two other children were wounded when an unidentified object they were playing with exploded in Yüksekova district of Hakkari on 11 October 2016.

(10/041) Students on trial in Isparta…

Trial of 6 students from Süleyman Demirel and Pamukkale Universities (Denizli), Merve Nur İşleyici, Didar Boza, Ceylan Bozkurt, Necla Unay, Fatma Erez and Sevinç Özgür Şimşek, was started on 10 October 2016. 6 students were arrested for ‘being member of an illegal organization’ following a house raid in Isparta.

Following the defenses, Isparta Heavy Penal Court declined the demands of release and adjourned the trial to 21 November 2016.

(10/042) Persons in trial in İzmir…

Trial of Pınar Aydınlar, Hacay Yılmaz and Murat Elmastaş for ‘making propaganda of an illegal organization’ continued on 10 October 2016 in İzmir 2nd Heavy Penal Court. Aydınlar, Yılmaz and Elmastaş were accused for their speech in a meeting they took part during the election campaign on 3 May 2015 in İzmir. After the defenses, the court adjourned the trial to 27 October 2016.

(10/043) Police intervention to the demonstration in Rize…

Gendarmerie teams attacked and detained 11 villagers who were protesting the construction works restarted in Yukarı Kavrun plateaus of Çamlıhemşin district of Rize, by preventing the construction equipments from working on 10 October 2016. The works, entitled as ‘Green Mile Project (Yeşil Yol Projesi)’,  aim to bound the plateaus of 8 provinces of Karadeniz region with some 2.600 kilometer asphalt roads.