content tagged with armored vehicle

Five-year-old fatally struck by military vehicle in Hakkari

Five-year-old fatally struck by military vehicle in Hakkari

The sergeant operating the vehicle has reportedly been placed under custody. In the last ten years, at least 22 children in Kurdish-populated areas of the country have lost their lives due to incidents involving military vehicles.

8 June 2023 Nedim Türfent

Police officer who caused the death of 5-year-old Efe Tektekin acquitted

ARMORED VEHICLE CRASH

Police officer who caused the death of 5-year-old Efe Tektekin acquitted

The Tektekin family and the Diyarbakır Bar Association Child Rights Center have announced that they will take the verdict of acquittal to the upper court.

Police officer who caused death of six-year-old child faces up to six years in prison

Police officer who caused death of six-year-old child faces up to six years in prison

Efe Tektekin was killed after being run over by an armored vehicle in Diyarbakır in September 2019.

Police officer sentenced to prison over Şahin Öner’s death

ARMORED VEHICLE CRASH

Police officer sentenced to prison over Şahin Öner’s death

The police officer who ran over 19-year-old Şahin Öner with an armored vehicle and caused his death has been sentenced to 4 years, 5 months, 10 days in prison.

23 November 2021

Armored police vehicle crashes into 6 vehicles, wounding 3 people

Armored police vehicle crashes into 6 vehicles, wounding 3 people

The driver of the armored police vehicle lost the steering control in İstanbul; the vehicle first crashed into a tree on the sidewalk, then into six vehicles underway. It could stop only after hitting the median.

25 October 2021

Run over by an armored vehicle, 5-year-old child severely wounded

Run over by an armored vehicle, 5-year-old child severely wounded

An armored vehicle ran over and severely wounded a 5-year-old child in Urfa in southeast Turkey. The family has said that the child has been referred to a hospital in the city center and is still in a life-threatening condition.

21 October 2021

Cameras ‘broken’, all children ‘primary negligent’

EFE TEKTEKİN’S DEATH

Cameras ‘broken’, all children ‘primary negligent’

Speaking ahead of the trial over the death of 5-year-old Efe Tektekin in an armored vehicle crash in Diyarbakır, lawyer Sansarkan says that all children are found to be “primary negligent parties” in such trials, which is also the case for Tektekin.

17 September 2021 Ayşegül Özbek

16 deaths caused by security forces’ vehicles in 3.5 years

16 deaths caused by security forces’ vehicles in 3.5 years

According to the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, 16 people, including nine children and a person with disabilities, lost their lives by being run over by the vehicles of security forces and public institutions from January 1, 2018 to September 10, 2021.

10 September 2021

Killed in an armored vehicle crash, child found ‘primary negligent’ in police report

Killed in an armored vehicle crash, child found ‘primary negligent’ in police report

The incident scene investigation report on the death of 7-year-old Mihraç Miroğlu in Şırnak has found that his bike fell into three pieces as a result of the crash, one of his slippers was at the scene while the other was on a nearby barn-like building.

10 September 2021

Numerous complaints had been filed before child was run over by armored vehicle

Numerous complaints had been filed before child was run over by armored vehicle

The residents of the neighborhood where seven-year-old Mihraç Miroğlu lost his life in an armored vehicle crash had apparently applied to the sub-governor’s office several times and complained that armored vehicles were going at full speed.

9 September 2021

Police officer who ran over and killed seven-year-old still on duty

Police officer who ran over and killed seven-year-old still on duty

Mihraç Miroğlu, 7, was killed after being run over by an armored vehicle on September 3. The officer who was driving the vehicle testified three days after the incident and has not been detained.

8 September 2021

Mihraç, Efe, Berfin… 20 children died in armored vehicle crashes in 10 years

Mihraç, Efe, Berfin… 20 children died in armored vehicle crashes in 10 years

Run over by armored vehicles, at least 17 children aged 4-17 lost their lives. Three more children have died in armored vehicle crashes since 2019.

7 September 2021

Mihraç’s father: He wanted it so much, we had just bought him a bike

KILLED IN ARMORED VEHICLE CRASH

Mihraç’s father: He wanted it so much, we had just bought him a bike

The father of Mihraç Miroğlu, who was hit by an armored police vehicle and lost his life in Şırnak, says, “I will seek justice for my child.” Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Eren also calls on the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission to do its duty.

6 September 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Police officer who caused child’s death with armored vehicle released

Police officer who caused child’s death with armored vehicle released

The statement of the police officer driving the armored vehicle that hit and killed 7-year-old Mihraç Miroğlu in Kurdish-majority Şırnak province was taken three days later. The investigation has been launched on the grounds of “deadly road accident.”

6 September 2021

Who will protect Kurdish children from armored vehicles?

WOMEN’S AGENDA / EVRİM KEPENEK

Who will protect Kurdish children from armored vehicles?

Hakan, Dilek, Raşid, Berfin… The children who were hit and run over by armored vehicles and lost their lives in Turkey…

6 September 2021 Evrim Kepenek

‘Deadly armored vehicle crash’ on Parliamentary agenda

‘Deadly armored vehicle crash’ on Parliamentary agenda

HDP Ağrı MP Taşdemir has submitted a Parliamentary question about the incident where 10-year-old Eyüp Kırtay was run over by an armored vehicle in Bitlis province and lost his life: “Has an investigation been launched into Kırtay’s death?”

Court Rules for ‘Examination at Scene of Incident’ 5 Years After Incident

ŞAHİN ÖNER CASE

Court Rules for ‘Examination at Scene of Incident’ 5 Years After Incident

The court board has ruled that an examination shall be conducted at the scene of incident, where 19-year-old Şahin Öner was hit by an armored vehicle and lost his life in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır five years ago.

30 November 2018

Child Hit by Armored Police Vehicle Nine Months Ago Loses His Life

Child Hit by Armored Police Vehicle Nine Months Ago Loses His Life

Five-year-old Onur Özalp, who was hit by an armored police vehicle while playing in front of his house in the district of İdil in Şırnak nine months ago, has lost his life. Özalp was living in his house, connected to a life support unit.

24 September 2018

Footage of Armored Vehicle Crashing in Case File

Footage of Armored Vehicle Crashing in Case File

Footage of the armored vehicle, which was driven by sergeant major S.K., that hit Pakize Hazar to death has been presented to the court.

Diyarbakır Bar Association Calls for Effective Investigation into ‘Armored Vehicle Hits’

Diyarbakır Bar Association Calls for Effective Investigation into ‘Armored Vehicle Hits’

Diyarbakır Bar Association has made a call to the authorities for an effective investigation to be launched into the armored vehicle hitting cases so that the resulting injuries and deaths do not remain unpenalized.

Child Injured by Armored Vehicle Hitting on Parliamentary Agenda

Child Injured by Armored Vehicle Hitting on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP MPs have brought condition of 4-year-old child, whose foot was amputated after an armored vehicle hitting him in Şırnak, on parliamentary agenda and asked whether an investigation has been launched.

Police Vehicle Severely Injures Child in Şırnak

Police Vehicle Severely Injures Child in Şırnak

4-year-old O.Ö. hit by an armored police vehicle as he was playing in front of his house has been severely injured in Turkey’s southeastern Şırnak.

19 December 2017

Private Lost in Flood Found Dead

Private Lost in Flood Found Dead

Private Parhan, who was on compulsory military service and sank into flood in an armored vehicle, has been found 800 meters from where he went missing. The soldier reportedly didn’t know swimming.

26 October 2017

Child Hit by Armored Vehicle Loses His Life

Child Hit by Armored Vehicle Loses His Life

7-year-old Felek Batur, who was hit by an armored vehicle on patrol in Siirt, has lost his life.

23 October 2017

‘Court Attempts to Vindicate Defendant Based on Abstract Evidence’

‘Court Attempts to Vindicate Defendant Based on Abstract Evidence’

Heavy penal court has rendered decision of non-jurisdiction in the trial of Öner, who was hit to death by an armored vehicle. The file was sent to the court on charge of “willful murder”.

17 October 2017 Ayça Söylemez