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14 lawyers arrested on terror charges
A total of 14 lawyers have been arrested on charges of alleged links to the Far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C), Turkish media reported...
Head of İstanbul Bar Association: No rule of law in Turkey
Chairman of the İstanbul Bar Association Mehmet Durakoğlu has warned against the threat of political favoritism in the judiciary and said there is no...
Turkish gov’t instructs prosecutors to ban lawyers under investigation from defending suspects
The Turkish Ministry of Justice has instructed high criminal court prosecutors to ban lawyers under investigation from defending suspects and convicts accused of terror...
MHP’s Bahçeli slams CHP’s ‘March of Justice’
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on Monday lambasted main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for a "March of Justice"...
CHP leader says prison cell prepared for Berberoğlu before court ruling
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Monday said three prison cells were prepared in İstanbul's Maltepe Prison for CHP deputy...
Pro-Kurdish HDP to participate in CHP’s ‘March of Justice’
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has decided to participate in the “March of Justice” launched by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader...
CHP’s ‘March of Justice’ attracts 5,000 participants every day
An average of 5,000 people a day are participating in a “March of Justice” launched by main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal...
CHP deputy not allowed to make prison visits
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) İstanbul deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu has not been permitted to visit any prisons in Turkey since his last visit...
German lawyers criticize ECtHR’s rejection of applications from Turkey
The German Bar Association (DAV) has criticized the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which rejected applications concerning post-coup worker purges in Turkey on...
Justice minister warns about copy-paste indictments, rulings
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ on Friday warned prosecutors and judges about copy-paste indictments and rulings, saying in the long term it negatively affects trust...
Turkey bars entry of critics by including names on list of ISIL suspects
Turkey has been arbitrarily refusing entry to foreign nationals of Turkish origin who are deemed critical of the country’s autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...