The court found Sergeant Ersoy guilty of having beaten Private Abravcı who suffered a broken hip bone. However, Ersoy received a monetary fine to be paid ...»

The EMASYA protocol, which enabled soldiers to intervene directly in civilian incidents, has been lifted. Interior Minister Atalay forwarded the decision to the governorships, saying: "The ...»

Human Rights Watch has issued the World Report 2010. The organization says that obstacles to change in Turkey remain clear, e.g. the constitution that disregards human ...»

At the symposium "The Military's Political Role in Turkey" participants criticized the lack of monitoring for the military's spending and demanded to question the "trust in ...»

Speaking to the Birgün newspaper, bianet coordinator Kürkçü discussed the alleged military plan. ...»

Doğan Özkan read a press briefing of the Human Rights Association in front of Selimiye Barracks in Üsküdar in 2004. Now he is facing court for ...»

The third hearing for the trial of the four people who wounded and tried to kill conscientious objector Mehmet Bal was held. One of the accused ...»

General Basbug opposes education in their mothertongue for "some ethnic groups", but many military and other schools encourage education in a foreign language medium. ...»

Jurists doubt military court will guarantee a fair trial. Human Rights Law specialist Terzi: The soldiers need to be tried in a civil court. ...»

The Van 3rd Penal Court decreed that it was not responsible for the Semdinli trial; the case has been sent to military court. ...»