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New report: How Erdoğan’s government dismantled judicial independence
The TLSP report illustrates the systematic capture of Türkiye’s judiciary by President Erdoğan’s regime, detailing how politically motivated prosecutions have manipulated legal processes to target dissenters, particularly lawyers and human rights defenders, eroding judicial independence and perpetrating human rights violations.
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Tiny Hands, Big Walls: Story of a Turkish Mother and a Baby in Prison
Turkish lawyer, Elif Hendekci, recounts her and her baby’s harrowing experience in prison. Imprisoned for providing legal aid to dissidents, Hendekci faces abuse and bureaucratic indifference in jail, struggling to protect her daughter amidst a system lacking empathy and basic human rights. Her story exposes political repression and inhumanity within Turkey’s incarceration system post-2016.
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Turkey: Minister of Justice is engulfed by corruption accusations
Akın Gürlek, Turkey’s new Justice Minister, faces scrutiny over his alleged vast wealth acquired during his judicial career. Opposition leader Özgür Özel claims Gürlek’s real estate assets worth approximately ₺452 million exceed what a judge’s salary could justify, raising serious concerns over judicial accountability.
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Inside the Leviathan: The State Tried to Erase Lawyer Hallaçoğlu — He Fought Back
Ruhi Hallaçoğlu, a Turkish lawyer, became a victim of state oppression following the 2016 coup attempt. He was detained for years under inhumane conditions, with even his legal consultations monitored, yet he continued to fight from his prison cell. He won three cases before the European Court of Human Rights, vindicating his struggle, which should symbolize defiance against the unchecked power of the state.
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Prominent Legal Scholar: “Off-the-Record Law Is Being Applied in Turkey”
At the Istanbul Bar Association symposium, Prof. Dr. Adem Sözüer critiqued Turkey’s criminal justice, asserting that unpredictability replaces legal certainty. He identified “off-the-record law” as the current state, emphasizing the need for separation of powers to address the misuse of criminal law for political ends.
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Allegations of Torture and Ill-Treatment Persist in Southeastern Turkey, New Monitoring Report Finds
A new report documents the ongoing practice of torture and inhumane treatment in Turkey, as well as impunity.
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Non-Compliance with the ECtHR Undermines the Top Turkish Court’s Own Authority — and Fuels Judicial Anarchy
10 September 2026
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Top Turkish lawyer: Judicial independence is unthinkable without an independent legal defense
4 September 2026
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Inside the Leviathan: The State Tried to Erase Lawyer Hallaçoğlu — He Fought Back
1 April 2026
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CHD lawyer Naim Eminoğlu placed in pretrial detention over false terrorism charges
16 December 2025