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3 June 2025 Daily Human Rights Report
(06/010) Operations and Attacks…
According to news reports on May 27, 2025, on May 1, 2025, in the Metine region within the borders of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), a clash between Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) units and HPG militants resulted in the death of one militant. On May 25, 2025, in the Zap region within the borders of the KRG, a clash between TSK units and HPG militants resulted in the death of 1 militant.
According to news reports on May 30, 2025, two militants were killed in a clash between TSK units and HPG militants in the Zap region within the borders of the KRG on January 21, 2025.
According to news reports on June 2, 2025, one German citizen was killed in a clash between TSK units and HPG militants in the Zap region within the borders of the KRG on April 29, 2025.
(06/011) Torture and Other Ill-Treatment in Van…
On June 2, 2025, it was reported that two people in a vehicle stopped by the police in the Edremit district of Van were subjected to physical violence by the police and one person was detained. The names of the individuals subjected to physical violence by the police could not be determined.
(06/012) Torture and Other Ill-Treatment in Prison…
According to news reports on June 2, 2025, two separate letters written by İhsan Balkaş, a prisoner held in Bolu F Type Prison, regarding the human rights violations he was subjected to and the postponement of his release by the Prison Administration and Observation Board (CİGK) were confiscated by the prison administration.
(06/013) Mayors, Former Member of Parliament, and Other Individuals Arrested in Istanbul and Adana…
The number of individuals arrested as part of an Istanbul-based investigation targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) reached 38 as of June 2, 2025. Among them are Gaziosmanpaşa Mayor Hakan Bahçetepe, Avcılar Mayor Utku Caner Çaykara,
Mayor of Büyükçekmece Hasan Akgün, Mayor of Ceyhan Kadir Aydar, Mayor of Seyhan Oya Tekin, former Istanbul MP of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Aykut Erdoğdu, and municipal officials. One of the 38 individuals was arrested by the criminal court on June 2, 2025. One person was released. It was learned that 36 people are still in custody.
(06/014) Trial of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor and Others in Ankara…
According to news reports on June 2, 2025, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office prepared an indictment against 12 people, including Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, on charges of irregularities during the 38th Ordinary Congress of the CHP, where Özgür Özel was elected as the party’s general president. The indictment seeks the punishment of the 12 individuals for “violating election laws.”
(06/015) Trial of Marmaris Mayor and Others…
The Muğla Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has filed an indictment against seven individuals, including Acar Ünlü, mayor of Marmaris district in Muğla, CHP Muğla Provincial Deputy Chairman Mehmet Barut, and CHP Muğla Youth Branch Chairman Nazım Şardoğan, was accepted by the Muğla Criminal Court of First Instance No. 2 on June 2, 2025. The indictment seeks the punishment of the seven individuals for the crime of “resisting the performance of duty.” Acar Ünlü is additionally charged with “publicly insulting a public official in connection with their duties,” while Nazım Şardoğan is also charged with “intentional assault.” The first hearing of the case is scheduled for July 10, 2025.
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