Engin Çeber

Engin Çeber (May 5, 1979 – October 8, 2008) was a Turkish human rights activist who was tortured and killed while in police custody. In 2012, twelve prison guards and officials received prison sentences in connection with this death, causing Amnesty International to call it a "landmark case". He was sent to a prison in Istanbul, where he was severely beaten. After complaining to his lawyer, he was sent to a hospital, where he fell into a coma, dying of a brain hemorrhage on October 8.

In October 2011, four officials received life sentences for their role in Ceber's death. However, this verdict was overturned by the Supreme Court of Appeals, which ruled that the sharing of a lawyer by the defendants had interfered with their right to a free trial. Sixty defendants were then retried. In the verdict of the second case on 2 October 2012, two prison guards and their supervisor were convicted of having tortured Çeber to death and given life sentences. Nine other officials also received prison sentences for their roles. Amnesty International hailed the verdict as "a historic moment for justice in the country".