Kurd v. Republic of Turkey
District Court, District of Columbia
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA KASIM KURD, et al., Plaintiffs v. Civil Action No. 18-1117 (CKK) REPUBLIC OF TURKEY, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION (February 6, 2020) Two separate but factually similar cases1 deal with events that took place at a May 16, 2017 protest over Turkish President Recep Erdogan’s visit to the District of Columbia. Plaintiffs were protesting President Erdogan’s policies when they allege that they were attacked by Turkish security forces and civilian supporters of President Erdogan in two altercations outside the Turkish Ambassador’s…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Berkovitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hilton v. GuyotSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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