The Arrested Lawyers Initiative published the fifth edition of its report named ‘Mass Prosecution of Lawyers in Turkey‘.
Unjust / Wrongful Convictions
Turkish Ministry of Justice has green-lighted the prosecution of the executives of Ankara and Istanbul bar associations
Turkish Ministry of Justice has green-lighted the prosecution of the presidents of Istanbul and Ankara bar associations as well as their board members.
Grand Chamber of the ECtHR: Turkey’s anti-terror provision is not foreseeable
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights established that Turkey’s anti-terror provision was not foreseeable.
Grand Chamber’s judgment strongly indicates that Turkey’s mass-detentions under the Art. 314 of Penal Code would be condemned by the Court.
New report: Lawyers without Licence
Report: Lawyers Without Licence Tahir Elçi Human Rights Foundation published a report named Lawyers without Licence on the Turkish Ministry of Justice’s relatively new policy against those perceived as the member of the opposition groups. The report written by Adv…. Read More ›
Opinions by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the Human Rights Committee (Re: Turkey)
We are sharing the WGAD’s opinions adopted regarding Turkey’s detention practices under the Emergency Regime
