一家主要人权团体说，关于土耳其警察暴力的报告正在增多，有关当局几乎没有采取什么行动来处罚肇事者。人权观察星期五说，尽管土耳其正在努力达到加入欧洲联盟的条件并且取得进展，但是去年开始以来有关酷刑和警察暴力的报告总体上有所增加。
位于美国的人权观察调查警察造成的死亡或未造成死亡的枪击事件，以及人权观察所说的在示威中“过度使用暴力”的现象。人权观察执行长罗思指出，警察在街头的暴力上升是令人担忧的趋势。
A leading human rights group says reports of police violence in Turkey are on the rise, and that little is done to punish officers responsible. Human Rights Watch said Friday while Turkey has made some progress in recent years as it tries to meet obligations to join the European Union, there has been a rise in overall reports of torture and police violence since the beginning of last year.
The U.S.-based group examines fatal and non-fatal shootings by police, and what the group calls “excessive use of violence” at demonstrations. Human Rights Watch director Kenneth Roth notes the increase of violence by officers on the street a worrying trend.