Türkiye: Trial of Gendarmes for Death in Custody, Torture

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Ahmet Güreşçi died shortly after being transferred to a hospital from gendarmerie custody on February 11, 2023, in Altınözü, Hatay province, Türkiye. © 2023 Private (Istanbul, September 4, 2025) - The trial of 13 law enforcement officers charged with the death in custody of Ahmet Güreşçi and the torture of his older brother Sabri Güreşçi on February 11, 2023, offers a rare opportunity for justice, Human Rights Watch said today. The first hearing in the trial begins on September 9, 2025, in First Assize Court in the southern province of Hatay.Human Rights Watch and…

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