HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

2003
Human Rights Violations in Turkey Summary Table
January-MarchJanuary-June
20042002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994
I. RIGHT TO LIFE
I.2. Extrajudicial Executions
I.2.1. Killed by security forces in stop warnings  13 deaths 7 injuries
I.2.2. Violation of authority on arm use by officials  16 deaths  26 injuries
I.2.3. Extrajudicial Executions  3 deaths  -
I.2.4. Injured/killed by village guards 12 deaths 16 injuries

Total 

44 deaths 49 injuries
I.3. Deaths/Injuries in Prisons
Suicides  11
Deaths due to death fasts or hunger strikes  2
People who burned themselves 1
People murdered or injured by other prisoners  3 deaths 11 injuries
Deaths due to a lack of treatment  3 individuals
Total  20 deaths 11 injuries
I.4. Deaths in Police Custody

Deaths in police custody 

2 individuals
I.4.1. Trials about deaths in police custody 10 cases
I.5. Attacks by unidentified assailants

Deaths and injuries 

50 deaths 3 injuries
I.6. Enforced Disappearances
Suspiciously disappeared  2 individuals
People whose corpses were found  1 individuals

Total 

3 individuals
I.7. Doubtful Deaths  6
I.8. Official Negligence and Fault
Suicides of police and gendarmerie  18 individuals
Who attempted to suicides  3 individuals

Total 

21 individuals
I.9. People Attacked (Civilian Conflicts)
University Students   99 students
Journalists 66 individuals
Members and executives of political parties 11 individuals
Teachers  11 individuals
Member of Trade Unions 8 individuals
Members of Associations and Foundations  8 individuals
Local Executives 9 individuals
Others  15 individuals
Total  222 individuals
I.10. Armed Conflicts

Deaths and Injuries in armed conflicts 

104 deaths  76 injuries
I.11. Killed and injured by illegal organizations

Deaths and injuries 

57 deaths 755 injuries
I.12. Explosion of Landmines and Unidentified Ordinances
Deaths and injuries  20 deaths 50 injuries
Asylum seekers and migrants  99 deaths
I.13. Torture and  Ill,Inhuman or degrading treatments or punishments
I.13.1. Torture and ill treatment under police custody  818
I.13.2. Torture and ill treatments by village guards  30
I.13.3. Ill treatment and torture outside of the official detentionpremises 241

Torture in prisons 

113
I.13.4. Threatened and forced to be reporter 189
I.13.5. Injured and beaten by security forces during social demonstrations 458

Total 

1849 individuals
I.14. Violence Against Women and Children

Who might be disappeared 

5

 Whose corpses were found 

3
I.14.1. Women and Children Suicides 61 (include 20 children)

Who attempted to suicide 

21 (include 5 children)
I.14.2. Honor Killings and Injuries  40 deaths   7 injuries
I.14.3. Violence in Families  37 deaths  14 injuries
I.14.4. Violence Against Women  10 (assaults, murders and injuries)
I.14.5 Violence and assaults against children 18
II. LIBERTY and PERSONAL SECURITY
II.2. Individuals taken under detention

Turkish citizens taken under detention

9648

Asylum seekers and migrants taken under detention 

2758

Total 

12406
II.3. Individuals arrested

Turkish citizens arrested 

1196
III. Right to be asylum

Asylum seekers deported 

98
IV. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
IV.2. Banned Publications and Activities
IV.2.1. Banned posters and declarations  29 (posters, declarations and slogans in totally 40 cities)
IV.2.2. Banned audio cassettes  198 (totally in 4 cities)
IV.2.4. Banned and Confiscated Books  23 books
IV.2.5. Banned and Confiscated Journals  25 journals (87 volumesin total)
IV.2.6. Confiscated Newspapers  10 newspapers (37 issues in total)

Total 

285
IV.2.7. Closed newspapers and journals  24 (2 journals publications have been stopped and 14 journals and 8 newspapers have been closed totally for 192 days 2 webpage’s access were prevented)
IV.2.3. Artistic Activities about which investigations were Launchedand hindered  26 (12 concerts, 5 play, 5 movies, 1 festival, 1 musical, 1 dancing and 1 book exhibition)
IV.2.8. Raided newspapers and publishing houses  30 (newspaperand journal’s offices, centers for cultural and artistic activities)
IV.3. Decisions of High Council for Radio and Televisions (RTÜK)
IV.3.1. Televisions and radio channels suspended from broadcasting 11 TV channels and 10 radio channels have been closed for 480 days and they have been given penalty of suspension 10 times.
IV.3.2. Decisions to launch legal procedures  13 (7 radio and 6 television channels)
IV.3.3. Television and radio channels whose defenses were asked  19 (15 television and 4 radio channels)
IV.3.4. Warnings given for radio and television channels  79 (56 television and 23 radio channels)
IV.4.Investigations Launched against people who expressed their thoughts
In 2003, 155 investigations were launched. 16 investigations were launchedagainst 11 individuals including 3 children were ended by a non actiondecision. 12 teachers were warned. 1 individual’s promotion was preventedfor three years. 2 individuals were given punishment that their wages notto be paid.
IV.5.Trials Launched against people as they expressed their thoughts
172 trials heard in 2003. 3545 years and 3 months imprisonment’s sentenceswere demanded for 882 individuals.
Trials Launched in 2003

Total number of cases and sentences demanded 

153 trials launchedin 2003 against 851 individuals. 3107 year imprisonment’s sentences weredemanded.
Trials launched under  article 168  of the Turkish Criminal Code  7 (against 23 individuals)
Trials launched under article 169 of the Turkish Criminal Code  40 (against 308 individuals)
Trials launched under article 312 of the Turkish Criminal Code  19 (against112 individuals)
Trials launched under article 159 of the Turkish Criminal Code  10 (against 32 individuals)
Trials launched under article 6, 7 and 8 of the Anti Terror Law  10 (against 18 individuals)

Total 

67 (against 358 individuals)
Pending Trials in 2003

Total number of pending trials and  sentences demanded In 129pending trials in 2003

592 individuals were demanded 1439 year imprisonments.
Concluded Trials in 2003

Total number of cases and sentences demanded

 In 134 resulted trialsin 2003, 232 individuals acquitted. 283 individuals were sentenced to 276years 4 months 4 day imprisonment and fine’s 309 billion 861 million 740 thousand Turkish Liras.
VI. FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND DEMONSTRATION
VI.2. Raided or restricted by security forces Associations and demonstrations 52 (protests, press releases, marches, meetings and demonstrations)
VI.3. Activities Banned  45 (conferences, petitions, meetings, peace tables, letter and signature  campaigns…etc)
Investigations Launched  20 (against 220 individuals)
Trials Launched in 2003  In 2003, 32 trials were launched. 855 individualswere demanded 2266 years imprisonment sentence.
Pending Trials  In 14 pending trials, 427 individuals were demanded560 years and 6 months imprisonment.
Resulted Trials  12 trials were resulted, 131 individuals acquitted.171 individuals were sentenced to 324 year 6 months imprisonmentand fine’s5 billions 12 millions 48 thousands Turkish Liras. 307 imprisonment sentenceswere postponed.
VII.FREEDOM TO ORGANIZE
VII.2.1. Raided Political Organizations  46 (HADEP, DEHAP, ÖTP, TKP and CHP)
VII.2.2. Closed Organizations   2 (HADEP and a trade unioncalled “BIS”)
VII.2.3. Political Party Closures (A judicial proceedings)  8(Investigations launched against ANAP, CHP and LDP with closure demandswere canceled because lack of evidence. Trials against DEHAP, SocialistWorkers Party of Turkey (TSIP), Turkey is happy with disabled people party (Türkiye Özürlüsü ile Mutludur Partisi) and Communist Party of Turkey (TBKP) is still continuing; DEHAP’s Sirnak-Kasriktown office was closed by local governorship.)
VII.4.4. Raided Non-Governmental Organizations  12 (6 Associations, 4 Centers for Cultural activities, 1 Centre for artistic activities, 1 training seminar)
VIII. SOCIAL and ECONOMIC RIGHTS
VIII.2. Dismissals because of political and economic reasons  18671individuals (50 people were given  incomplete redress, 648 individuals  warned)
VIII.3. Working Conditions

Exiled people 

736 individuals
VIII.4. Health and Safety at Work
Deaths  139 deaths
Injuries  599 injuries