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IBAHRI highlights plight of Turkish lawyers on ‘Day of the Endangered Lawyer’
To mark the 2018 Day of the Endangered Lawyer, amid growing evidence that human rights defenders and legal professionals in Turkey are being systematically persecuted, detained and prosecuted by Turkish authorities, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) calls on the government… Read More ›
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Weekly Report: The Persecution On Turkish Lawyers (1-25 January 2018)
REPORT: Between 1-25 January 2018, eight lawyers sentenced and nineteen lawyers were detained in Turkey. So far 572 Turkish lawyers have been arrested.
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Ever-Changing Evidence: BYLOCK
The unprecedented mass arrest campaign which started immediately after the 2016’s failed coup attempt continue. According to the last figures given by Suleyman Soylu, Internal Affairs Minister, only in 2017, 48.305 people have been arrested and as of 5 January… Read More ›
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It is high time for the European Court of Human Rights to step in!
The Arrested Lawyers Initiative has launched a campaign via change.org entitled “It is high time for the European Court of Human Rights to step in!” Only in last 24 hours 1647 people supported the campaign. It is high time for the… Read More ›
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Lawyers to Alpay, Altan say Constitutional Court rulings are binding on all
Lawyers Engin Cinmen, Figen Albuga Çalıkuşu, Ferat Çağıl and Melike Polat who represent jailed journalists Mehmet Altan and Sahin Alpay issued a statement regarding non-implementation of the Turkish Constitutional Court’s decisions order release of their clients. In the statement, the lawyers… Read More ›
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The New Low From Turkish Judiciary: First Instance Courts Disregards The Constitutional Court
Istanbul’s 26th and 13th High Criminal Courts have refused to comply with the order of Turkey’s Constitutional Court for the release of jailed veteran journalists Şahin Alpay and Mehmet Altan on Thursday evening, according to a report by Turkish media.
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Athens and Paris Bar Associations denounce the ongoing persecution against Turkish lawyers
Athens and Paris Bar Associations denounce the ongoing persecution against Turkish lawyers
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Weekly Report: The Persecution On Turkish Lawyers (18-26 December)
Two lawyers were arrested in Istanbul.
3 lawyers are still under police custody.
32 lawyers were indicted in the province of Usak.
As of 26 December, 570 lawyers have been arrested and 1486 lawyers are under prosecution. -
Weekly Report: The Persecution On Turkish Lawyers (1-17 December)
December, 1-17 |TURKEY
13 lawyers were taken into custody and 3 lawyers were arrested. Two lawyers were sentenced to 6 and 7 seven years. -
LAWYER ERSIN COSMAN WAS SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS AND THREE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT
Lawyer Ersin Cosman who is the member of Sivas Bar Association was sentenced to six years three months imprisonment with the charge of the member of an armed terrorist organisation by the 2nd circuit of Sivas High Penal Court.
Thus, number of the member of Sivas Bar Association who was sentenced to heavy penalties for sham terrorism charges raised to ten.
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LAWYER MELIH DIKAYAK WAS SENTENCED TO 7,5 YEARS IMPRISONMENT
Lawyer Melih Dikayak who is the member of Izmir Bar Association was sentenced to seven and half years imprisonment with the charge of the member of an armed terrorist organisation by the 2nd circuit of Izmir High Penal Court because of (allegedly) downloading i-message app named Bylock.
Since 15 July 2016, 102 lawyers in Izmir have been under criminal prosecution with 42 of whom arrested. So far, 3 members (Feti Ün, Ali Aksoy, Melih Dikayak) of Izmir Bar Association were sentenced ranging 3 and 12 years.
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Turkey, Under The State of Emergency
On the occasion of #HumanRightsDay, The Arrested Lawyers Initiative opened online photography exhibit (“Turkey Under the State of Emergency”) to raise awareness about human rights violation have been lived in Turkey.
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The CCBE President wrote a letter of concern to President Erdogan
Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), which represents the bars and law societies of 45 countries and more than 1 million European lawyers, wrote a letter to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to urge the release of Turkish lawyers in prison.
The letter signed by CCBE President, Ruthven Gemmell, expressed concern regarding the recent convictions of 20 Turkish lawyers in Konya, including the former head of the Konya Bar Association, Fevzi Kayacan, who was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months of imprisonment.
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Weekly Report: The Persecution On Turkish Lawyers (20-27 November)
Between 20-27 November, 3 lawyers were arrested, 2 lawyers were sentenced to 5 and 7 years. A lawyer is under police custody.
