30.04.2017

HUMANRIGHTSVIOLATIONSINTURKEY2016SUMMARYREPORTThedatacontainedinthisreporthasbeencompiledfromindividualapplicationsmadetoBranchesofHumanRightsAssociation,FactfindingreportscarriedoutbyHumanRightsInvestigationandResearchCommissionsformedbythebranchesofHRA,newsoflocalandnationalpress,reportsmadebyothercivilsocietyorganisationsandofficialdataandpreparedbytheDocumentationUnitoftheHumanRightsAssociationHeadquarter.

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2016HUMANRIGHTSVIOLATIONSOFTURKEYINFIGURES

RIGHTTOLIFEIN2016

SUMMARYEXECUTIONS Deaths InjuriesNumberofpersonskilledwhodidnotobeythestopwarrantbysecurityforces,excessiveuseofpowerofsecurityforcesduringdemonstrations-whowasattackedbysecurityforcesKilledbysecurityforces,undertheperiodofcurfews,violationoftheauthorityofusingarms

536individualincluding45children

265individualincluding40children

Killed&Woundedbyvillageguards 1 2Killedandwoundedattheborderregions 57individualincluding8

children169individualincluding2children

Killed&woundedbyprivatesecurityofficers -- 1TOTAL 594 437

DEATHSINCLOSEDINSTITUTIONS Deaths InjuriesDeathsinPrisons 35 --Deathsincustodyplaces 6 2Attacksbyunidentifiedactors 22 37individualsincluding5

childrenTotal

OFFICIALERROR&NEGLECT

Deaths&Injuriesresultedfromofficialerrorandneglect

35including29children 845including652childrenpoisonedbyfoodprovidedatschool

PoliceandSoldierSuicides/attempttosuicide/suspiciousdeaths

20 1

Total Individualslosttheirlivesinthecourseofattemptedcoupd’étaton15July2016

246 2194

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ATTACKSbyILLEGALORGANISATIONS(Attackstocivilianareas)Date VenueofAttack Deaths Injuries12January2016 İstanbul/Sultanahmet 12Foreigncitizen 14Foreigncitizen13January22016 Diyarbakır/ÇınarDirectorate

forSecurity1Police,5Civilian 6Police,34Civilian

17February2016 Ankara/MerasimStreet 29MembersofTurkishArmedForcesandCivilian

80MemberofTurkishArmedForcesandCivilian

4March2016 Mardin/NusaybinDirectorateofTraffic_-Lodgings

2Police 35PoliceandCivilian

13March2016 Ankara/Kızılay 37Civilian 125Civilian19March2016 İstanbul/İstiklalCd. 4Foreigncitizen 12Foreigncitizen,39

Civilian31March2017 Diyarbakır/Bağlar/Police

ServiceVehicle8Police 17Police,9Civilian

24-26April2016 Kilis 12Foreigncitizen&3Civilian

26Civilian

27April2016 Bursa/Ulucami(Mosque) --- 23Civilian1May2016 Gaziantep 2Police 18Police,4Civilian2May2016 Kilis 1Civilian 10Civilian10May2016 Diyarbakır/Yenişehir 3Civilian 12Police,33Civilian27May2016 Kilis --- 5Civilian8June2016 Mardin/MidyatDirectorate

forSecurity3Police,2Civilian 51Civilian

12June2016 İstanbul/Vezneciler 6Police,7Civilian 36Civilian28June2016 İstanbul/AtatürkAirport 45Civilian 238Civilian10August2016 Mardin/Kızıltepe 1Police,4Civilian 5Police,20Civilian15August2016 Diyarbakır/ÇınarRegional

TrafficControlStation5Police,3Civilian 7Police,37Civilian

17August2016 Van/İpekyoluPoliceStation 2Police2Civilian 19Police53Civilian18August2016 ElazığDirectorateforSecurity 5Police 217Civilian20August2016 Gaziantep/Attacktowedding

ceremony57Civilian 67Civilian

26August2016 ŞırnakDirectorateforSecurity

11Police 75Police,3Civilian

12September2016 VanPoliceCheckPoint -- 5Police,48Civilian4November2016 Diyarbakır/Bağlar/Directorate

forAnti-TerrorUnit2Police,10Civilian 105Civilian

24November2016 Adana/CarparkingareaofGovernor’sOffice

2Civilian 33Civilian

11December2016 İstanbul/Beşiktaş 30Police,15Civilian 153Civilian17December2016 Kayseri 13Soldier 56SoldierandCivilianTOTAL Total:316individuals

including28Foreigncitizen,121Soldier&Police

Total:1700individualsincluding26Foreigncitizenand244Police&soldier)

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THOSEWHOWEREATTACKEDDirector/Memberofpoliticalparty,workersunionandassociation

-- 6

Journalist -- 7Teacher/Academician -- 2Student -- 73Police/Soldier/VillageGuard 36 55Other(Worker,Healthworker,Mayor,Villageguard,Mukhtar,memberofpoliticalparty,civilservant,foreigncitizen,lawyer,etc.)

27 113

TOTAL 63 256 ARMEDCLASHESSOLDIER,POLICEANDTEMPORARYVILLAGEGUARDS

629 1146

ARMEDMILITANT 1003 21CIVILIANS 37 153TOTAL 1669 1320 DeathsandInjuriesbyexplosionofmines/unidentifiedordinances/bombs

21individualincluding14children

53individualincluding37children

SuspiciousDeathsandInjuries

İndividuals Deaths InjuriesMale 9 Female 11 Children 1 Total 21

HomicidesUndertheGuiseof“Honour”

İndividuals Deaths InjuriesMale Female 1 Children HateCrimes 9 16Total 10 16

ViolationsAgainsttheRighttoLifeofWomen

İndividuals Deaths InjuriesSuicidescommittedbywomen 33 4Violence,abuseandrapeagainstwomeninsocialenvironmentanddomesticviolence

361 763

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Womenforcedtoinvoluntaryprostitution 293

Total 394 1060

ViolationsAgainsttheRighttoLifeofChildren

Individuals Deaths InjuriesSuicidescommittedbychildren 21

Childrensubjectedtoviolence,abuse,rapeathome,schoolandsocialenvironment

39(athomeandsocialenvironment)

Violence,abuseandrapeatschool:507Violenceathomeandsocialenvironment:361

Total 60 868

TortureandOtherCruel,InhumanorDegradingTreatmentorPunishment

TortureandMaltreatmentundercustody 830individualsincluding14childrenTortureandMaltreatmentoutsideofofficialdetentionplaces

628individualsincluding17children

TortureandMaltreatmentundercommittedbyvillageguards

17

TortureandMaltreatmentinprisons 1348Threatsbysecurityforcesandforcedtobeagent

140

Beatenandinjuredbysecurityforcesduringinterventiontosocialdemonstrations

2581individualsincluding219children

Tortureandmaltreatmentbyprivatesecurityofficers

13(Casesofwhichnumbercannotbedeterminedcanbeseenatthefullreport)

Violenceatschools 34Students(bytheirteachers)ApplicationsmadetoHumanRightsAssociationanddataobtainedfrompressinrelationtoallegationsoftortureandmaltreatmentundercustodyfollowingtheCoupd’étatattempton15July2016

15applicationsSomevideoshootingscanbefoundfortorturecaseshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUrUuR_Gpichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LLOiUuuXdYhttps://www.google.com.tr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&ved=0ahUKEwiFkMGqoZzTAhVGjSwKHUtmAmgQFghIMAc&url=http%3A%2F%2Famnesty.org.tr%2Fuploads%2FDocs%2Frapor-turkiye21.doc&usg=AFQjCNHzB_7vbBZPEwuHeP-ZZXQ6WRP7WA&cad=rja

TOTAL

5606individualsincluding284children

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ViolationsagainsttheRighttolibertyandsecurityofpersons

No.OfPersonsTakenUnderCustody

13.957individualsincluding504children

Arrested

3361individualsincluding133children

ArrestedJournalists

Thenumberofjournalistsimprisonedandconvictedwas152ofwhich17istheeditorinchiefandauthorisedownerasof28February2017.(re:theSolidarityPlatformwithArrestedJournalists)

ArrestedDeputiesandMayors

Kurdishpoliticiansunderpre-trialdetention:13MembersofParliament:SelahattinDemirtaş,FigenYüksekdağ,AyhanBilgen,ÇağlarDemirel,İdrisBaluken,BesimeKonca,SelmaIrmak,GülserYıldırım,NurselAydoğan,AbdullahZeydan,NihatAkdoğan,MeralDanışBeştaş,FerhatEncü.38Co-ChairofProvincialAdministrationofHDP(People’sDemocraticParty),97Co-ChairofHDPDistrictAdministrationand83Co-Mayor84MunicipalitieswereappointedtrusteesduringtheStateofEmergency.

CURFEWS

FromAugust2015toJanuary2017,curfewsweredeclared169timesin10provincesand39districts.Atleast1million900thousandpersonswereaffectedbybansimposedandnotlessthan500thousandpeoplewereforciblydisplaced.(SpecialreportsofIHDcanbereviewedforprovincesanddistrictswherecurfewsimplemented.www.ihd.org.tr)(http://tihv.org.tr/16-agustos-2015-31-ocak-2017-tarihleri-arasinda-sokaga-cikma-yasaklari/)

DetentionsandArrestsinrelationtoCoupd’étatattemptandFethullahGülenOrganisation

325soldiersand7624(Police),17Governor,74DeputyGovernor,100DistrictGovernor,2286JudgesandProsecutors104SupremeCourtmembers,41CouncilofStatemembers,2ConstitutionalCourtmembers,3MembersofHigherCouncilforJudgesandProsecutors

SoldiersandPolicetakenunderhostage

PoliceofficersVedatKaya,SedatYabalakandSergeantsHüseyinSarı,SüleymanSungur,SedatVardar,FerdiPolat,ÜmitGıcır,MevlütKahveci,OfficerSemihÖzbey,SoldierMüslümAltuntaş,SedatSorgun,AdilKavaklıweretakenhostagebyPKK.Inaddition,thereareinformationreachedtoHumanRightsAssociationthat11soldiershavebeentakenunderhostageinHakkari-Şemdinliregion.TOTAL:23

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VIOLATIONSOFFREEDOMOFEXPRESSION

Bannedactivities Atleast86outdooractivitieswerebanned.

PublicationsconfiscatedandMediaoutletsbanned

In2016,broadcastingof172mediaoutletsweresuspendedforever.

-2mediaorganizationhasbeensuspendedforacertainperiodoftime.

10publicationsandUnpublishedspecialeditionsofAtılımNewspaperwereconfiscatedwithadministrative/judicialdecisions

8publicationswereconfiscatedwithoutanyjudicialdecision.

5publishingcompanyweresealedin2016,whiletheassetsof3publishingcompanywereconfiscated.

TOTAL:192

Newspaperandmedia/publicationorgansraided

5NewspaperPrintingOffices,7NewspaperOffices,2Magazineofficesand8branchesofamagazine,1Publishingcompany,2TVChannels,andaOfficeofanassociationwereraided.

TOTAL:26

ClosedPress,Publications,Radio,TelevisionandNewsagencies

Exclusionfromsatellite:1TV

Confiscation:3Posters,3Newspaper,1Banner,2Magazine,1book(59unit)

Seizure:2Banners,6books(over5000units),1cartoonjournal

Suspensionfrompublishing/broadcasting:32TVs,68newspapers,12radios,21magazines,9newsagencies,29publishingcompanies,1bookspecialedition

Sealedpublishingcompany:8

Confiscatedpublishingcompany:3

AppointmentofTrustee:2newspaper,2newsagency,1magazine,1publishingcompany,1radio,3distributioncompany.

TOTAL:2017

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ViolationsconcerningtherightsofAcademiciansforPeace(asof11February2017)(https://barisicinakademisyenler.net)

Public Private Total Removed and banned from public service with the decree laws* 364 8 372

Dismissal 37 39 76

Resignation 15 10 25

Forced Retirement 20 1 21

Removed and banned from public service with the decree laws + dismissal + resignation + retirement

401 51 452

Disciplinary Investigation 442 63 505

Disciplinary investigations. Decision of the Investigation Committee: Dismissal from public service. Pending CoHE (YÖK) approval.

107 5 112

Preventive suspension 78 11 89

Suspension from administrative duty 3 4 7

Police custody 54 3 57

Pre-trial detention** 2 2 4

*Among the Peace Petition signatories, 42 academics, who had been earlier dismissed or forced into resignation, were also removed and banned from public service with the decree laws. In addition, PhD students within the Faculty Training Program suffer from rights violations due to the amendments in the procedures and principles and the decree laws.

** 3 academics had to stay in pre-trial detention for 40 days and 1 for 22 days until they were released after the first court hearing.

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JudicialProceedingsAgainstIndividualsconcerningfreedomofexpression

InvestigationsInitiatedin2016

281investigationsincluding48judicialand233administrative/disciplinaryinvestigationswereinitiatedagainst2,160individualsincluding26childreninthecontextoffreedomofexpression

CourtCasesLaunchedin2016 Atotalof202courtcaseswerelaunchedagainst1179including39childreninrelationtofreedomofexpression.

Pendingcasesin2016 61casesagainst88including17children.Casesclosedin2016

Atotalof106casesagainst304individualsincluding5childrenwereconcludedin2016.For145people,totalling788years,15monthsand12-dayimprisonmentand86.290TLfinesweregiven.160peopleincluding2childrenwereacquitted.

VIOLATIONSAGAINSTFREEDOMOFPEACEFULDEMONSTRATIONSANDMEETINGS

DemonstrationsandMeetingsinterferedbysecurityforces

DuetotheStateofEmergency,therehavebeenwidespreadprohibitionsofdemonstrationsandmeetingsbythegovernors.Identifiedinterferencebysecurityforcesis308in2016.

Investigationslaunchedin2016

In 2016, a total of 30 administrative and judicial investigations was launched against 15579 individuals who were alleged to violate the related legislation of demonstrations and meetings. 10 individuals were arrested and 27 people were suspended from duty.

NewCasesandConcludedCasesin2016

16ofthecasesopenedduetomeetingsanddemonstrationsin2016havebeenconcluded.Inaddition,3administrativeinvestigationsresulted.Intheresulting16criminalcases,290peopleweregiven275years3months,196peoplewereacquittedand1personwasevicted.Atotalof68studentsweresentencedinthe3administrativeinvestigationsthatresulted.Thepenaltiesgivenareasfollows:17studentsareremovedforatotalof17years,51studentsareenrolledintheschool/creditCreditstakenfromthedormitories/dismissalofscholarship.

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VIOLATIONSAGAINSTFREEDOMTOASSEMBLY

RaidedorAttackedPoliticalParty,TradeUnionandAssociations

PoliceRaids

EducationalSupportHouse:1

Association:14

Library:2

SportsClub:1

Bookstore:1

CulturalCentre:5

PoliceRaidsPeople’sDemocraticParty(HDP)andDemocraticRegionsParty(DBP):79premises

Attacksbythirdparties

FreedomandSolidarityParty(ÖDP):2premises

RepublicanPeople’sParty(CHP):1premise

JusticeandDevelopmentParty(AKP):1premise

UnitedRevolutionParty:1premise

ClosedPoliticalParties,TradeUnions,FoundationsandAssociations

Intheperiodof21July2016-31December2016,thenumberofassociationsdissolvedbytheStateofEmergencyDecreesreachedto1419associations(allegedtobeinrelationwithFETÖ,PKK,DHKP-CandISIS(DEAŞ)).

Atotalof141FoundationswerealsoclosedbyStateofEmergencyDecrees.

ECONOMİCANDSOCIALRIGHTS

BeforetheStateofEmergency

Between1January2016and15July2016,105employeesweresuspendedfromthejob,3139employeesweredismissed

TOTAL:3244

DuringtheStateofEmergency

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Dismissed/Suspendedfromduty/Exiled/AdministrativePenalties

Duringperiodcovering21July2016–23February2017underStateofEmergency,atotalof100,797publicservantsweredismissedfrompublicinstitutionsandprofessions.Decisionsofdismissalsandotherassociatedmeasureswereliftedonlyfor737individualsandtheirnameswerestruckoutfromthelists.http://www.ihop.org.tr/

Atleast50thousandsofemployeesofclosedinstitutionsbytheStateofEmergencyDecreeslosttheirjobs.

In2016,atotalof2179membersoftheKESK(ConfederationofPublicWorkers)losttheirjobsbyStateofEmergencyDecrees.InJanuaryandFebruary2017,anadditionalof952KESKmemberswerealsodismissedfromtheirjob.TotaldismissalofKESKmembersreachedto3131.

AdministrativeandOtherInvestigations

Atleast16.475tradeunionmembersweresubjecttoinvestigationsonthebasisofacircularissuedbythePrimeMinisterDavutoğluastheyparticipatedinone-daystrikeon29December2015toprotestcurfewsimplementedinthesouth-easternprovinces.Attheendoftheseinvestigations,avarietyofpunishmentshavebeenissuedrangingfromwarningtoremovalfromthejob.

VIOLATIONSAGAINSTRIGHTTOEDUCATION

36studentswereexpelledfromdormitoriesastheyprotestedtheconditionsofdormitories,42studentswereexpelledfromtheschool,13scholarshipsandlearningcreditswerecutoff,64studentsweresubjecttojudicialproceedingsastheyparticipatedinmeetingsanddemonstrations,119studentsweresuspendedfromuniversitiesastheyattendedmeetingsanddemonstrations,remembrance,etc.,5studentsweregivenpenaltiesofreprimand.

Duetothecurfewsimplementedinthesouth-easternprovincesitwasstatedbytheTeachersUnion(Eğitimsen)publishedon16.06.2016approximately300thousandstudentswereleftwithouteducation

AftertheJuly15coupattempt,15universitieswerecloseddownbytheStateofEmergencyDecrees.

1263privatecourses,specialstudentstudycentres,privateclassrooms,pre-schooleducationinstitution,primary,secondaryschoolandhighschoolwereclosedbytheStateofEmergencyDecrees.

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PRISONS

ViolationoftheRighttoHealth 1015

ViolationoftheRightstoCommunication 204

Disciplinarypunishmentsinprisons 533

Referral/ExilePracticesinPrisons 2277