The Turkish Public Security Directorate was heavily criticized two days ago for sending out a circular that said police and security guards could not take pictures or videos while they were working. This caused a lot of controversy in the country, and the Ankara bar association issued a statement saying they did not agree with the circular. Also, the Democracy and Construction Party, which is run by Ali Babacan and was once a supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, should fail.
The circular from the Directorate, which is part of the Turkish Ministry of the Interior, said that police and security staff could not take pictures or videos on their phones or other electronic devices during protests and demonstrations, in public places, or while doing their jobs.
The Turkish Bar Association said, “This memo gives police and security officers more freedom for deadly use of force because it can be used to torture people and stop other people from recording their violations after everyone is allowed to take pictures of police officers everywhere.” Documents, please do not bother them.
The Turkish Public Security Directorate’s circular comes after a number of videos showing police officers hitting people. These videos were widely shared on social media sites and in media outlets that cover opposition parties.
A representative from the Turkish Bar Association told a news service that the Union plans to sue die Please ask the Public Security Directorate to block the way to the circular. The Union “encourages the exercise of” “finds violence in secret” and a “blatant abuse of human rights.”
The major opposition party, the Republican People’s Party, has not said anything about this controversial circular yet, and neither has the pro-Kurdish HDP. However, the Interior Ministry says that it became law on April 29.
The Public Security Directorate sent the new circular to the Ministry of Interior on April 27. It says that journalists, cops, and security staff are not allowed to film protests or when MPs or mayors are being held.
As of the beginning of April, a film of Umar Gergerlioglu, a member of the Turkish parliament, was posted on the communications website of the “People’s Democratic Party.” It showed that he had immunity while police arrested him barefoot at dawn, about two weeks after his parliament was dissolved.
In a tweet at the time, his son Salih Jarjirlioglu said, “They came to take my father and they did not even let him wear his shoes before they took him.”
The Turkish cops often use violence to get people to die. To get rid of protesters, especially those who die Against the Justice and Development Party, which is in power and is led by Erdogan.
In the past, Turkish courts have charged journalists with murder for taking pictures of police officers torturing people in public places.
