Police and Gendarme Attacked the Commemoration of Ali Ismail Korkmaz

In Antakya, the police and gendarme attacked those who wanted to march for commemoration, on the day of the funeral of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, who had been beaten to death. A person was injured on the head by a gas bomb shell.Istanbul – BIA News Center
July 12, 2013, Friday 10:37

Police and gendarme attacked together on the commemoration march held in Antakya district of Hatay. During the attack, a person has been severely injured.

19-year-old Ali Ismail Korkmaz, who had been beaten to death in Eskisehir, was buried yesterday in Ekinci Village Cemetary, in Antakya. People of Antakya wanted to hold a march for Korkmaz on that evening.

However, police attacked the protesters with tear gas and water cannon. Gendarme special operation forces also supported the intervention. Yilmaz Ozturk, who was hit on the head by a gas bomb shell during the attack, was severely injured and taken to a hospital.

Police attacked the protesters gathered on Kennedy and Tunali Hilmi streets in Ankara, alleging that they ‘blocked the traffic on the street’.

Commemoration protests were also held in Istanbul, Izmir and Eskisehir.