A joint report of Urfa Bar and two NGOs has unveiled deeply disturbing conditions, including rights violations, cases of torture, and health-related complaints among prisoners.
Situation in Turkey
Victim Claims Beating by Prosecutor While in Custody
Deutsche Welle Turkish has reported that a victim named Ö.K. was beaten by an Ankara prosecutor while in custody.
In his censored speech, Turkey’s top lawyer: the most important issue is to ensure the independence and impartiality of the judiciary
In his censored speech, Turkey’s top lawyer: the most important issue is to ensure the independence and impartiality of the judiciary.
Lawyers in Ankara have been subjected to illegal surveillance through the use of bugs and spyware
After having conducted a digital examination that triggered a physical search, the Turkish lawyer and digital forensics expert, Dr. Levent Mazılıguney, found traces of spyware in the business computers of ten lawyers, and also located bugs at four law offices… Read More ›
New Report: ‘The Crackdown’ against lawyers in Turkey
The Arrested Lawyers Initiative published published its new report on the systematic attacks against the legal profession in Turkey.
The report reveals 474 lawyers have been sentenced to a total of 2,966 years in prison.
TALI/TUHRAP makes its first submission to UK Foreign Office
Turkey Human Rights Accountability Projects makes its first submission to UK Foreign Office to have notable abusers of human rights in Turkey placed on the United Kingdom’s sanction list.