content tagged with Mehmet Emin Aktar

Will Mehmet Ağar talk about ‘missing guns’ this time?

ACQUITTALS OVERTURNED

Will Mehmet Ağar talk about ‘missing guns’ this time?

“Political will is necessary to eliminate impunity. We cannot expect heroism from one-two judges," says Mehmet Emin Aktar, an attorney for the aggrieved families in the trial of former Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar, whose acquittal has been overturned.

24 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Aktar: Kozakçıoğlu was the Black Box of Turkey’s State of Emergency

HAYRİ KOZAKÇIOĞLU DIES

Aktar: Kozakçıoğlu was the Black Box of Turkey’s State of Emergency

Former Bar Association chairperson Aktar said that Hayri Kozakçıoğlu served as the black box of Turkey’s state of emergency year and died before he could share his knowledge with public. Kozakçıoğlu has allegedly committed suicide.

23 May 2013 Ekin Karaca

New Diyarbakır Police Chief Utters Hopeful Remarks

New Diyarbakır Police Chief Utters Hopeful Remarks

The newly appointed police chief in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır voiced unusual and poignant remarks about the Kurdish issue. Critics expressed hope that the sentiments he voiced will translate into action but struck a cautious note as he still remains an agent of the Turkish state.

8 October 2012 Ekin Karaca

Court Refuses to Release Suspect Lawyers in KCK Trial

LAWYERS ON TRIAL IN KCK SUIT

Court Refuses to Release Suspect Lawyers in KCK Trial

The defendant lawyers in the second Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) trial in Istanbul requested a stay of proceedings and the release of the defendants. The court rejected all their demands in the suit where some 46 lawyers are currently facing terrorism related charges.

17 July 2012 Nilay Vardar

Evidence in Kurdish, Court in Turkish

KCK MAIN TRIAL

Evidence in Kurdish, Court in Turkish

At the 28th hearing of the Diyarbakır KCK trial, the court rejected the transfer of the case to another province and accepted the request to have the defendants appear at court altogether. The next hearing was set for 12 December.

8 December 2011 Ekin Karaca

"No Microphone for Defence in Kurdish"

KCK TRIAL

"No Microphone for Defence in Kurdish"

Also the 17th hearing of the KCK case was jammed on the court's refusal to permit a defence in Kurdish. Defence lawyers Beştaş and Aktar argued that the court's resistance to the Kurdish language became a meaningless trig. They demand the release of the defendants.

19 January 2011 Ayça Söylemez