Death of Berkin Elvan

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'''Berkin Elvan''' (5 January 1999 – 11 March 2014) was a 15-year-old boy who was hit on the head by a tear-gas canister fired by a police officer in Istanbul<ref name="theguardian">{{cite web|url=https://m.yeniakit.com.tr/haber/berkin-elvan-icin-kiyameti-koparanlar-sehit-erene-kor-367570.html|title=Funeral of Turkish boy Berkin Elvan brings thousands to Istanbul streets | World news | theguardian.com|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=theguardian.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204201155/https://m.yeniakit.com.tr/haber/berkin-elvan-icin-kiyameti-koparanlar-sehit-erene-kor-367570.html |archive-date=2020-02-04 |accessdate=2014-03-30}}</ref> during the June 2013 anti-government protests in Turkey. He died on March 11, 2014.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=No justice yet for 14-year-old Berkin Elvan killed by police in 2013|url=https://ahvalnews.com/berkin-elvan/no-justice-yet-14-year-old-berkin-elvan-killed-police-2013|access-date=2020-11-29|website=Ahval|date=14 December 2017|language=en|archive-date=2020-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210124206/https://ahvalnews.com/berkin-elvan/no-justice-yet-14-year-old-berkin-elvan-killed-police-2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lawyers representing the family said Elvan's condition worsened over the last week of his life, with his weight dropping from 45 kg to 16 kg.<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26537211|title=BBC News - Grief breaks out as Turkish boy dies in coma|work=BBC News|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref name="euronews">{{cite web|url=http://www.euronews.com/2014/03/11/turkey-berkin-elvan-15-hurt-in-istanbul-clashes-dies-after-months-in-coma/|title=Turkey: Berkin Elvan, 15, hurt in Istanbul clashes, dies after months in coma | euronews|date=11 March 2014|publisher=euronews.com|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref name="hurriyetdailynews">{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/15-year-old-gezi-victim-berkin-elvan-dies-after-269-days-in-coma-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=63429&NewsCatID=341|title=15-year-old Gezi victim Berkin Elvan dies after 269 days in coma - LOCAL|date=12 March 2014 |publisher=hurriyetdailynews.com|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref> Widespread demonstrations erupted following Berkin's death.<ref name="bbc2">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26526198|title=BBC News - Turkey clashes after boy hurt at Istanbul protest dies|work=BBC News|date=11 March 2014|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Funeral of Turkish boy Berkin Elvan brings thousands to Istanbul streets|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/funeral-turkish-boy-berkin-elvan-thousands-istanbul-streets-protests-tear-gas-canister|accessdate=12 March 2016}}</ref>

His father was from Tokat, while his mother was from Tunceli.<ref>{{cite news |title=Çocuk mezarlığında yaşıyormuşuz |url=https://yeniozgurpolitika.net/cocuk-mezarlydynda-yathyyormuthuz/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412160241/https://yeniozgurpolitika.net/cocuk-mezarlydynda-yathyyormuthuz/ |archive-date=2020-04-12 |accessdate=12 April 2020 |work=Yeni Özgür Politika |date=1 July 2014 |language=tr}}</ref>

== Events == thumb|Memorial plaque in Exarchia, Athens On 16 June 2013, Berkin Elvan was in an area where the Gezi Park protests unfolded near his home in Okmeydanı, Istanbul. That day his mother wanted to go out and buy bread, but Berkin said that the streets were too dangerous and because he was younger, he could run faster in case of an emergency. He was later hit on the head by a tear gas canister<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=English|first=Duvar|date=2020-03-02|title=Gendarmerie report says Gezi protest victim Berkin Elvan 'partly to blame' for his own death|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/domestic/2020/02/03/gendarmerie-report-says-gezi-protest-victim-berkin-elvan-partly-to-blame-for-his-own-death|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813120116/https://www.duvarenglish.com/domestic/2020/02/03/gendarmerie-report-says-gezi-protest-victim-berkin-elvan-partly-to-blame-for-his-own-death/ |archive-date=2020-08-13 |access-date=2020-11-29|website=www.duvarenglish.com|language=en}}</ref> fired by the police officer Fatih Dalgalı. Elvan fell into a coma and died 269 days later on 11 March 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Germany|first=Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart|title=Proteste in Istanbul: Istanbuler Trauermarsch schlägt in Gewalt um|url=https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.proteste-in-istanbul-istanbuler-trauermarsch-schlaegt-in-gewalt-um.1cd76293-3ffd-4955-b5b1-94715104e90d.html|access-date=2020-11-29|website=stuttgarter-nachrichten.de|language=de}}</ref> His funeral was held in Istanbul on March 12 and attended by thousands of people.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-03-12|title=Funeral of Turkish boy Berkin Elvan brings thousands to Istanbul streets|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/funeral-turkish-boy-berkin-elvan-thousands-istanbul-streets-protests-tear-gas-canister|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312183023/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/funeral-turkish-boy-berkin-elvan-thousands-istanbul-streets-protests-tear-gas-canister |archive-date=2014-03-12 |access-date=2020-11-29|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> He was buried at the Feriköy Cemetery, Istanbul.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Berkin Elvan Commemorated in 5th Year of His Death|url=https://m.bianet.org/english/print/206348-berkin-elvan-commemorated-in-5th-year-of-his-death|access-date=2020-11-29|website=m.bianet.org}}</ref>

== Investigation and trial == On 12 March 2014, four police officers testified for the ongoing investigation concerning the case of Berkin Elvan's injury during the Gezi protests. Overall, 18 police officers testified as suspects in the investigation, including these four.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/26000686.asp|title=Berkin Elvan protests continues!|publisher=Hürriyet|date=13 March 2014|accessdate=14 March 2014}}</ref> The prosecution evaluated the footage of the surveillance cameras for three years until they were able to identify and prosecute Dalgalı.<ref name=":0" /> He was prosecuted for manslaughter on 6 April 2017, but the court decided not to issue an arrest warrant for Dalgalı.<ref name=":0" /> On 3 February 2020, the gendarmery issued a report mentioning that Elvan was partly to blame for his own death, since he was in an area of protests.<ref name=":1" /> After two more hearings in 2021, Dalgalı was sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison, but the court abstained from ordering an arrest for Dalgalı.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 June 2021|title=Ruling in Berkin Elvan case: 16 years, 8 months in prison|url=https://m.bianet.org/english/law/245901-ruling-in-berkin-elvan-case-16-years-8-months-in-prison|url-status=live|website=Bianet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624110324/https://m.bianet.org/english/law/245901-ruling-in-berkin-elvan-case-16-years-8-months-in-prison |archive-date=2021-06-24 }}</ref> thumb|Elvan's grave in Feriköy Cemetery

== Funeral ceremony and burial == Following Elvan's death, a funeral ceremony was held at a cemevi in the Okmeydanı district of Şişli, attended by tens of thousands of people.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=12 March 2014 |archive-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904153129/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/25989655.asp |title=Cenaze töreni sonrası |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/25989655.asp |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Zaman">{{cite web|access-date=14 March 2014 |archive-date=8 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208130653/http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_berkin-elvan-topraga-verildi_2204534.html |date=12 March 2014 |first=Ali |last=Cansev |location=İstanbul |publisher=Zaman.com.tr |title=Berkin Elvan toprağa verildi |url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_berkin-elvan-topraga-verildi_2204534.html}}</ref> His body was brought to the Feriköy Cemetery after a five-hour walk.<ref name="Zaman" /> When brought to the cemetery, Elvan's body was taken from the hearse and carried on shoulders before being buried.<ref name="Zaman" />[[File:Berkin-Alexis.jpg|thumb|Banner placed in Greece, in March 2014 at the place where Alexis Grigoropoulos got shot in Exarchia, Athens]] == Reactions ==

*Abdullah Gül: "I was really sad when I saw it on TV this morning. When this incident finally happened, he was a 14-year-old child of ours. I learned today that he passed away. I offer my condolences to his family. I share their pain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gül, Berkin Elvan'ın ölümü ile ilgili açıklama yaptı |date=11 March 2014 |url=https://www.tgrthaber.com.tr/aktuel/gul-berkin-elvanin-olumu-ile-ilgili-aciklama-yapti-12896 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729190404/https://www.tgrthaber.com.tr/aktuel/gul-berkin-elvanin-olumu-ile-ilgili-aciklama-yapti-12896 |archive-date=29 July 2023}}</ref> *DİSK: "To say 'Bread and Hope Entrusted to the People of Turkey' on March 12, 2014 at 12 o'clock, we put aside our 'work and effort', stand up wherever we are and bid farewell to Berkin! Berkin Elvan is immortal!.. We will not forget him!.."<ref>{{cite web |date=11 March 2014 |title=Onların çocukları milyarlar çalıyor, bizim çocuklarımız ekmek almaya giderken öldürülüyor! |url=http://www.disk.org.tr/2014/03/onlarin-cocuklari-milyarlar-caliyor-bizim-cocuklarimiz-ekmek-almaya-giderken-olduruluyor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910085301/http://www.disk.org.tr/2014/03/onlarin-cocuklari-milyarlar-caliyor-bizim-cocuklarimiz-ekmek-almaya-giderken-olduruluyor/ |archive-date=10 September 2014 |access-date=12 March 2014 |work=DİSK}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=11 March 2014 |title=100 bin işçi Berkin için ayağa kalkacak |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/25986517.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308195259/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/25986517.asp |archive-date=8 March 2015 |access-date=12 March 2014 |publisher=Hürriyet}}</ref> * Hüseyin Avni Mutlu: "We lost Berkin Elvan, who fought for a long time to hold on to life. May God have mercy on him and offer my condolences to his esteemed family and loved ones."<ref>{{cite web |title=H. Avni Mutlu |url=http://twitter.com/Valimutlu/status/443294247291478017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415022917/https://twitter.com/Valimutlu/status/443294247291478017 |archive-date=15 April 2014 |access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref> * Lütfi Elvan: "We are truly sorry. I offer my condolences to his family. May Allah have mercy on him. Of course, we hope that such incidents will never happen again. It is an extremely saddening incident. May Allah grant him a place in heaven."<ref name="Hürriyet-3">{{cite web |title=Türkiye Berkin'e ağlıyor |date=12 March 2014 |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/25982304.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904153118/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/25982304.asp |archive-date=4 September 2015 |access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref> * Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu: "Another one of our children has joined the caravan of Gezi martyrs."<ref name="Hürriyet-3" /> * İkrar Sarısülük (Ethem Sarısülük's sibling): "But you were going to get up, kid, we were going to call you Ethem Berkin. You were going to be Ethem, our Ethem, our Berkin."<ref>{{cite web |title=Berkin Elvan'ın Ardından (7. Fotoğraf) |url=http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/7/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315170020/http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/7/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-date=15 March 2014 |access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref> * Mustafa Sarısülük (Ethem Sarısülük's Brother): "Yet you were going to get up. We were going to call you Ethem Berkin. You were going to be Ethem. What should we write now? How should we say it?"<ref>{{cite web |title=Berkin Elvan'ın Ardından (8. Fotoğraf) |url=http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/8/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315170025/http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/8/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-date=15 March 2014 |access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref> * Halit Ergenç: "Please wait a minute. Not you, but your conscience. Yes you. Can you really look into these eyes? Really..."<ref>{{cite web |title=Berkin Elvan'ın Ardından (13. Fotoğraf) |url=http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/13/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314125003/http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/13/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-date=14 March 2014 |access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref> * Ümit Nazlı Boyner: "I wish patience to the Berkin Elvan family and all his loved ones. May he rest in peace."<ref>{{cite web |title=Berkin Elvan'ın Ardından (23. Fotoğraf) |url=http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/23/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315165954/http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/23/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-date=15 March 2014 |access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref> * Çarşı: "#BerkinElvan we lost our childhood"<ref>{{cite web |title=Berkin Elvan'ın Ardından (25. Fotoğraf) |url=http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/25/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314125109/http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/galeridetay/80271/2/25/berkin-elvanin-ardindan |archive-date=14 March 2014 |access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref> * Devlet Bahçeli: "No one should play into the hands of those who hope for chaos using the late Berkin as an excuse, and no one should carry water to the mill of chaos. Berkin is a loss for all of us, a sadness for all of us, a common pain for everyone. His young body could not withstand the burden it was under."<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahçeli'den Berkin Elvan açıklaması |url=https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/928871-bahceliden-berkin-elvan-aciklamasi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312201909/https://www.haberturk.com/gundem/haber/928871-bahceliden-berkin-elvan-aciklamasi |archive-date=12 March 2014}}</ref> * Erdoğan drew criticism for booing the mother of the deceased Berkin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Erdoğan'ın Berkin'in annesini yuhalatması insani bir şey |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/erdoganin-berkinin-annesini-yuhalatmasi-insani-bir-sey-153623 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114225352/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/erdoganin-berkinin-annesini-yuhalatmasi-insani-bir-sey-153623 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |access-date=14 November 2021 |work=Cumhuriyet |date=3 December 2014 |language=tr}}</ref>

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed that Elvan was a "member of a terrorist organization"; Erdogan’s supporters said Elvan behaved violently and photos of a hooded youth online were circulated online.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/tuerkei-erdogan-nennt-toten-15-jaehrigen-berkin-elvan-terrorist-a-958758.html Spiegel.de] (German)</ref> Berkin was known to disagree with the governments actions.

In March 2014, Maoist rebels attacked a police station in Tunceli in revenge for Elvan's killing.<ref>[http://www.bestanuce1.com/haber/91388/tikkodan-berkin-elvan-icin-misilleme-eylemi TİKKO’dan Berkin Elvan için misilleme eylemi] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109052514/http://www.bestanuce1.com/haber/91388/tikkodan-berkin-elvan-icin-misilleme-eylemi |date=January 9, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ozgurgelecek.net/manset-haberler/9016-gerilladan-berkin-elvan-icin-misilleme-eylemi.html |title=Gerilladan Berkin Elvan için misilleme eylemi |access-date=2014-06-15 |archive-date=2014-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012191152/http://www.ozgurgelecek.net/manset-haberler/9016-gerilladan-berkin-elvan-icin-misilleme-eylemi.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Protests === Following Elvan's death, protests erupted throughout Turkey in Adana, Adıyaman, Antalya, Ankara,<ref>{{cite web |date=12 March 2014 |title=Harsh intervention by the police to the "Berkin" protests in Ankara and İzmir |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/haber/turkiye/-ankarada-berkin-elvan-protestolari |accessdate=14 March 2014 |publisher=CNNTURK}}</ref> Ardahan, Bursa, Bolu, Çorum Düzce, Edirne, Gaziantep, Istanbul, İzmir, Konya, Hatay, Malatya, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Şırnak, Kayseri, Tunceli, Tokat, Zonguldak<ref>{{cite web |date=12 March 2014 |title="Berkin Elvan" protests throughout Turkey |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/turkiye_genelinde_berkin_elvan_eylemi-1180924 |accessdate=14 March 2014 |publisher=Radikal}}</ref> and worldwide in cities such as Nuremberg,<ref>{{cite web |date=14 March 2014 |title="Berkin Elvan" protests in Germany |url=http://www.dw.de/almanyada-berkin-elvan-protestosu/a-17496353 |accessdate=14 March 2014 |publisher=DW}}</ref> London,<ref>{{cite web |date=12 March 2014 |title=Berkin Elvan protests in London |url=http://www.londragazete.com/?p=9413 |accessdate=14 March 2014 |publisher=Londra Gazete}}</ref> Paris, Vienna, Helsinki, Strasbourg,<ref>{{cite web |date=11 March 2014 |title=Europe was in the streets for Belkin Elvan! |url=http://haber.sol.org.tr/dunyadan/berkin-elvan-icin-avrupa-da-sokaktaydi-haberi-89211 |accessdate=14 March 2014 |publisher=Portal SOL}}</ref> Stockholm, New York City, Boston, Washington D.C., Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bielefeld, Berlin, Brussels, The Hague, Dresden, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne, Lausanne, Lisbon, Rotterdam, Stuttgart, Warsaw, Seattle, and Toronto.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 March 2014 |title=Berkin Elvan protests around the world |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/dunya/25989496.asp |accessdate=14 March 2014 |publisher=Hürriyet}}</ref>

During the official event for the National Sovereignty and Children's Day held in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul on 23 April 2014, three children who held a banner and chanted slogans reading "Berkin Elvan is Immortal" and were taken into custody by police officers while Istanbul Governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu was on stage to give awards to students.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 April 2014 |title=23 Nisan töreninde Berkin Elvan protestosu |url=http://sozcu.com.tr/2014/gundem/23-nisan-toreninden-berkin-elvan-protestosu-493466/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502055825/http://sozcu.com.tr/2014/gundem/23-nisan-toreninden-berkin-elvan-protestosu-493466/ |archive-date=2 May 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014 |work=Sözcü}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=23 April 2014 |title=23 Nisan töreninde Berkin Elvan protestosu: 3 çocuk gözaltında |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/politika/23_nisan_toreninden_berkin_elvan_protestosu_3_cocuk_gozaltinda-1188192 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806081737/http://www.radikal.com.tr/politika/23_nisan_toreninden_berkin_elvan_protestosu_3_cocuk_gozaltinda-1188192 |archive-date=6 August 2014 |access-date=1 May 2014 |work=Radikal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Arşivlenmiş kopya |url=http://webtv.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/7397/23-nisan-toreninde-berkin-elvan-protestosu-3-cocuk-gozaltinda.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032314/http://webtv.radikal.com.tr/turkiye/7397/23-nisan-toreninde-berkin-elvan-protestosu-3-cocuk-gozaltinda.aspx |archive-date=2 May 2014 |access-date=2 May 2014}}</ref> It was learned that after the 3 children were detained, another child in the area was detained. On the same date, during the April 23 celebrations in Samsun, a person who entered the ceremony area with a banner in his hand was removed from the ceremony area by security forces and detained.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 April 2014 |title=23 Nisan töreninde Berkin Elvan protestosu: 4 çocuk gözaltında |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/haber/turkiye/23-nisan-toreninde-berkin-elvan-protestosu-3-cocuk-gozaltinda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024011530/http://www.cnnturk.com/haber/turkiye/23-nisan-toreninde-berkin-elvan-protestosu-3-cocuk-gozaltinda |archive-date=24 October 2014 |access-date=1 May 2014 |work=CNNTürk}}</ref>

=== Misattributed Sultanahmet attack === {{Main|2015 Istanbul suicide bombing}} On January 6, 2015, it was announced on a website close to the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front that the suicide attack in front of the Istanbul Police Department Tourism Branch Office in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul's Fatih district was carried out by Elif Sultan Kalsen, a member of the organization. The reason for the attack in the statement was presented as "the punishment of Berkin Elvan's murderers by our self-sacrificing warrior and holding the fascist state that protects the AKP's corrupt and thieving ministers accountable."<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2 March 2016 |archive-date=12 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212161225/http://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler/2015/01/150106_sultanahmet_dhkpc |date=7 January 2015 |publisher=BBC Türkçe |title=Sultanahmet'teki intihar saldırısını DHKP-C üstlendi |url=http://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler/2015/01/150106_sultanahmet_dhkpc |url-status=live}}</ref> Kalsen's family, who was brought to the Forensic Medicine Institute to identify the dead attacker, said that the body did not belong to Kalsen, while the police made a statement that the attacker was not Kalsen. After a while, the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front made a statement that the attack was not carried out by them and that the previous statement was made as a result of a mistake.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2 March 2016 |archive-date=6 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206123008/http://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler/2015/01/150109_dhkpc_sultanahmet |date=9 January 2015 |publisher=BBC Türkçe |title=Sultanahmet saldırıs��: DHKP-C özür diledi |url=http://www.bbc.com/turkce/haberler/2015/01/150109_dhkpc_sultanahmet |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Istanbul Justice Palace hostage crisis === {{Main|Istanbul Justice Palace siege}} thumb|Istanbul Palace of Justice On 31 March 2015, two members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP-C) entered the Istanbul Justice Palace and took the public prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who was investigating the Berkin Elvan case, hostage. The perpetrators threatened to kill the prosecutor and gave the police a list of demands. The incident lasted about nine hours, turning into a clash between the members and Turkish security forces. As a result, the prosecutor and the perpetrators were killed.

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