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Tag Archives: Ali Ismail Korkmaz
The Ali Ismail Korkmaz Trial
Ali Ismail Korkmaz was among those killed by police violence during the Gezi protests in June, 2013. He was 19. Yesterday, there was a modicum of justice in the case when a Turkish court found six guilty in his death. … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Impunity, Uncategorized
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Gezi, impunity, Nihat Kazanhan, Ruhat Sena Aksener, Umit Kurt
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Guest Blog: Notes from Ali Ismail Korkmaz Murder Case
A guest blog from our colleague by Andrea de Ruijter, from Amnesty International – Netherlands. Andrea acted as one of Amnesty’s trial observers at the latest hearing in the Ali Ismail Korkmaz murder case. “Ali Ismail Korkmaz, dreaming of a … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Impunity, Turkey
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Amnesty International, Andrea de Ruijter, excessive force, Gezi, impunity, Trial Observation
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The Case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz: Will there be justice this week?
The case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, who died as a result of being beaten at a Gezi Park protest, is coming to head this week, with an expected conclusion this Friday, December 28th. Amnesty has been watching the trial closely … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Impunity, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Amnesty, Amnesty International, excessive force, Gezi Park, impunity
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The long, rocky road to justice in the case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz
The fifth hearing in the killing of Ali Ismail Korkmaz will be held tomorrow, November 26, in Kayseri, Turkey. Ali Ismail was a victim of the horrendous police violence that accompanied the suppression of the Gezi protests in 2013. In … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Turkey
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Andrew Gardner, Gezi Park, impunity, kayseri, Trial, Turkey
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The Family of Ali Ismail Korkmaz continues its search for Justice: A First Hand Account of the Trial
While protesters in Turkey are demonstrating against the perceived lack of action of the Turkish government against IS with many protesters dead after violent clashes with the police, the trial against the civilians and police officers who killed another protester … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Expression, Impunity, Uncategorized
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Gezi Park, impunity, Police violence
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Ali Ismail Korkmaz, one year on
Remembering #AliİsmailKorkmaz who was beaten to death by police in #Turkey last year. pic.twitter.com/s6xgsJQQQk — Murat Çekiç (@muratcekic) June 3, 2014 A year ago today, Ali Ismail Korkmaz was beaten to death by police. From the start, Turkish authorities seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Taksim, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged Ali Ismail, Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Amnesty, Andrew Gardner, Gezi Park, impunity, Taksim, Turkey
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An end to Impunity: The Case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz
For almost a year now, we have been calling for justice in the case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, who was savagely beaten to death – apparently by civilian police – during the course of Gezi Protests in June, 2013. Today, … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Impunity, Taksim, Turkey
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Andrea de Ruijter, Andrew Gardner, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Protests, Police violence, Ruhat Sena Akşene, Turkey
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Ali Ismail would have been Twenty today
Ali Ismail Korkmaz would have been twenty today. Instead, he was brutally beaten to death last June during the Gezi protests. There is substantial evidence of police involvement in his murder and in a police cover up after the fact. … Continue reading
Posted in Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Turkey
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Amnesty International, Diren Gezi, DirenGezi, excessive force, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, impunity, taksim square, Turkey
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The Strange case of Sevan Nişanyan
The wheels of justice in Turkey sometimes turn slowly or not at all. Consider the case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, where key evidence incriminating police in his death was “deleted.” Or the shocking lack of credible investigation in the Turkish … Continue reading
Posted in Armenian, Excessive Force, Freedom of Expression, Minorities, Religious Freedom, Turkey
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Ferhat Gercek, impunity, Nişanyan, Roboski, Sevan Nisanyan, Turkey, Uludere
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Justice for Ali Ismail Korkmaz: Take Action Today!
Amnesty International Turkey Researcher, Andrew Gardner, is in Kayseri, where he is observing the trial of police officers and civilians implicated in the killing of a protester, Ali Ismail Korkmaz, during the Gezi protests this past June. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in Amnesty International, Excessive Force, Impunity, Turkey
Tagged Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Amnesty, Amnesty International, Andrew Gardner, Diren Gezi, Freedom of Expression, Gezi Park, Korkmaz, protests
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