The reasoning behind the statute of limitations decision in the case against 39 gendarmes who participated in the 2000 Hayata Dönüş operation at Bayrampaşa Prison was announced on January 6. The Bakırköy 13th Heavy Penal Court dismissed the case concerning the deaths of 12 people and the injuries of 29 others on the grounds that the extraordinary statute of limitations of 22 years and 6 months had expired. While the trial prosecutor appealed the decision, the lawyers representing the plaintiffs stated that the court had not evaluated the evidence in the case file and that the decision was contrary to the law.
January 6, 2026
Kısa Dalga