According to a news published by Cumhuriyet Daily, today; The Turkish Ministry of Justice issued an order for prohibition of all opposing lawyers. Pursuant to the order sent to all provincial public prosecutors, lawyers who are themselves under criminal investigation are… Read More ›
.. they put a loaded gun against my head and said they would now kill me and made me say the “shahada.*” Police stripped my clothes and then threatened me to rape with baton Today, we publish the second torture… Read More ›
Since 15th July 2016, there has been a relentless campaign of arrests targeting 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… Read More ›
Lawyer Tugay Bek was taken into custody in 12th of December 2016 in Adana, he faced ill-treatment during police custody and sued the police officers after he was released. With in the scope of investigation footage of ill-treatment was included… Read More ›
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), denounced ongoing crackdown against Turkish lawyers on 5th April 2017 that is Lawyers’ Day in Turkey. Statement by @EFJEUROPE @EAJ_AEM_ERV @CCBEinfo on ongoing crackdown on #ruleoflaw in #Turkey #FreeTurkishLawyers #LawyersDay… Read More ›
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 ›