Belgium Francaphones & Germanophone (Avocats.be) Bar Association and Belgium Flemish (Orde van Vlaamse Balies) Bar Association delivered their concerns on mass arrests of lawyers, judges and prosecutors by writing separate letter to the Turkish authorities. Letters were written by Jean-Pierre… Read More ›
Arrested Lawyers
14 Presidents or Former Presidents of Provincial Bar Associations were detained or arrested in Turkey.
There has been a relentless campaign of arrests which has targeted fellow lawyers across the country. In 77 of Turkey’s 81 provinces, lawyers have been detained and arrested on trumped-up charges as part of criminal investigations orchestrated by the political… Read More ›
3 Lawyers who are also Cumhuriyet Daily Executives are on Trial After 8 Months Pre-trial Detention.
The former chair of Cumhuriyet Foundation, lawyer Akin Atalay and lawyers Mustafa Kemal Gungor and Bulent Utku who are the board members of the Foundation are on trial for first hearing with other arrestee 9 journalists in Istanbul 27th High… Read More ›