Tag Archives: Eskişehir

Bianet: Ali Ismail Korkmaz Hearing Postponed to 2014

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Kayseri 2nd High Criminal Court postponed the first hearing of Ali Ismail Korkmaz case to February 3, 2014. Previously, the trial was moved from Eskişehir province for “security reasons”. Kayseri 3rd High Criminal Court postponed the first hearing of Ali Ismail Korkmaz case to February 3, 2014. Originally, the hearing was set to November 20 at Eskişehir 2nd High Criminal Court. The [...] → Read the full article…

The National: Turkish forces’ tactics under scrutiny as protest toll rises

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The death toll from Turkey’s anti-government protests rose to five yesterday, raising fresh questions about the tactics of the security forces. The death of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, a 19-year-old university student, came amid allegations of harassment of witnesses to last month’s police crackdown on protesters and of families of those affected by the violence. Tens of thousands took to the [...] → Read the full article…

Fox News: Death toll in Turkey protests increased to 5

  A human rights group says a protester who was in a coma has died, increasing to five the death toll in nationwide anti-government protests that hit Turkey in June. The Turkish Human Rights Foundation says university student Ali Ismail Korkmaz died in the hospital on Wednesday, some seven weeks after he was severely beaten as he escaped tear gas [...] → Read the full article…

Radikal: Undercover police detectives?

An incidence similar to the one in Izmir about people dressed in plain-clothes and claimed to be policemen has been said to have happened in Eskişehir. According to these claims, Ali İsmail Korkmaz, a university student, attacked by people in plain clothes and with clubs in their hands, was injured severely and had cerebral hemorrhage. Korkmaz’s state is critical. Disoroportionate [...] → Read the full article…

Hürriyet Daily News: Solidarity protests with Gezi Park held across Turkey

Locals of many Turkish cities came out to show their solidarity to Taksim Gezi Park protesters and express their outrage at the police’s brutal raids May 31, organizing several protests across the country. Most notably, Ankara locals gathered in Kuğulu Park, their own little patch of green in the center of the city. Another group of 2,000 people that gathered at the [...] → Read the full article…