Turkish court sentences lawyers to 146 years in another mass trial
The 10-year-long trial of twenty-two lawyers of the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) ended with an unjust and cruel decisions as all lawyers have been sentenced to prison time.
Former President of Supreme Court of Appeal: Turkey is an eastern country in terms of law, a failed country
The Kavala verdict of the European Court of Human Rights foreshadows the possibility of severe sanctions against Turkey. Kronos Haber talked to former First President of the Court of Cassation Prof. Dr. Sami Selçuk about the Kavala verdict and other issues on the agenda, we translated it into English.
#HRC50 – UN Human Rights Council resolution calls upon states to ensure the independence and security of lawyers and judges
On the 50th session (13 June–8 July 2022) of the Human Rights Council a resolution titled “Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors, and the independence of lawyers: participation of women in the administration of justice” was adopted.
Report: Protection of lawyers against undue interference in the free and independent exercise of the legal profession
The UN Special Rapporteur presented his report on the Protection of lawyers against undue interference in the free and independent exercise of the legal profession to the 50th Human Rights Council that is to be held in Geneva between 13… Read More ›
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The Turkish Constitutional Court zigzags and contradicts itself
Human rights expert Gökhan Günes explains that the zigzagging decisions of Turkey’s constitutional courts undermine legal certainty and foreseeability, and prevent full compliance with ECHR judgments.
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The Halfeti Torture Case: Politics of Impunity and Systematic Torture
On the fourth anniversary of the Halfeti torture incident, lawyer Gökhan Dayık wrote about the incident and the continuing state of impunity.
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How Did The CJP Coerce The Purged Judges And Prosecutors Signing Resignation Letters?
Turkey’s Council of Judges and Prosecutors coerced the dismissed judges and prosecutors signing undated resignation letters by threatening them with social death.
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Scores of Ankara lawyers face returning to prison
The Ankara Appeal Court will soon hear the case of lawyers who have previously been sentenced to a total of 150 years and served part of their respective sentences. If the appeal is dismissed, they will be facing spending another 3 to 6 years in prison.
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Special Rapporteur on torture: impunity threatens governmental legitimacy
Dr. Alice Edwards, UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment submitted its report titled “Good practices in national criminalization, investigation, prosecution and sentencing for offences of torture” to the Human Rights Council during… Read More ›
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Is the Turkish judiciary turning into a criminal syndicate?
The question is presently not whether the Turkish judiciary, including civil and criminal courts and the prosecution, has been corrupted to the core, but whether this corruption can ever be amended, even with the possibility of Erdogan and his government being replaced in the next year’s general election.
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Pro-Erdogan judge admits the heinous work of blacklisting colleagues
Although it is evident that (black)lists of to be arrested and dismissed judges & prosecutors might be pre-drafted, it is the first time creators of (black)lists admitted their role, which was recorded in a court document.
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Ankara Bar exposes new torture cases which the former admin hid from public
Ankara Bar’s new reports contain both horrific accounts of systemic police brutality and of sexual attacks.
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Corrupt judges are instrumental in cracking down on legal profession
Crackdown on the judiciary and legal profession provided corrupt judges with the perfect opportunity to cover up their shady dealings. One of those judges was Alver who sent 13 local lawyers to prison under anti-terrorism laws.
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Pushbacks, migration policy and returns at the core of EU support for authoritarian regimes
When Greek authorities engage in pushback, asylum seekers are mistreated, stripped, put back into the water and sent to Turkey. This is what happened to 5 Turkish citizens who told us their stories.
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Turkey further downs on the rule of law index
Turkey has never been a country “in the green” as far as the colours of the countries in the index are concerned. Its rapid sink into the bottom of the list, which consists of 140 countries, is truly conspicuous. The index paints a true picture of Turkey, a country under the one-man rule with almost no respect for fundamental rights.
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Is the Turkish judiciary turning into a criminal syndicate?
The question is presently not whether the Turkish judiciary, including civil and criminal courts and the prosecution, has been corrupted to the core, but whether this corruption can ever be amended, even with the possibility of Erdogan and his government being replaced in the next year’s general election.
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[Analysis] Turkey forces political prisoners to the admission of guilt in order to benefit from parole
As a last-ditch attempt to defraud victims of their dignity, parole boards force political prisoners to confess their being “terrorists” and implicate others.
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[Analysis] Death in prison: the case of 3 Turkish lawyers
Fethi Un, Murat Korkmaz and Metin Yucel were nothing but lawyers. They were unlawfully identified with their clients and targeted. They were arrested and whilst in detention treated -in late Fethi Un’s own words- “worse than an animal” and their lives were stolen. Let us hope that no other prisoner shares the same fate.
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Third Party Intervention by FIDU on the abusive use of Turkish anti-terror provision
FIDU – Italian Federation for Human Rights / Italian Helsinki Committee pursuant to the permission given by the European Court of Human Rights prepared a legal expert opinion on the abusive and unforeseeable use of anti-terror provision, namely Art. 314 of… Read More ›
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Halfeti İşkence Olayına Dair Anekdotlar: Cezasızlık Politikası Ve Sistematik İşkence
Halfeti’deki işkence vakasının dördüncü yıldönümünde avukat Gökhan Dayık olayı ve devam eden cezasızlık uygulamasını yazdı.
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TALI made an input for the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on torture
The Arrested Lawyers Initiative’s input for the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on torture is now available on OHCHR’s website.
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Submission by FIDU and TALI to the Committee of Ministers of the COE
The Italian Federation for Human Rights and the Arrested Lawyers Initiative made a joint submission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on the implementation of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in Akgün… Read More ›
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Scores of Ankara lawyers face returning to prison
3 April 2023
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Corrupt judges are instrumental in cracking down on legal profession
10 December 2022
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In his censored speech, Turkey’s top lawyer: the most important issue is to ensure the independence and impartiality of the judiciary
2 September 2022
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Lawyers in Ankara have been subjected to illegal surveillance through the use of bugs and spyware
8 February 2022