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Statement from 75 bar associations: We will never give up the struggle for justice

Statement from 75 bar associations: We will never give up the struggle for justice

75 bar associations issued a joint statement after the acquittal of three police officers in the case regarding the murder of Diyarbakır Bar Association's former president Tahir Elçi: “We will never give up the struggle for justice for Tahir Elçi.”

Bar associations condemn detention of lawyers

Bar associations condemn detention of lawyers

Twenty-five lawyers were among over 120 who were detained in simultaneous raids in 21 cities yesterday.

Automatic Lawyer Appointment system closed down by bars for 24 hours

Automatic Lawyer Appointment system closed down by bars for 24 hours

Sixty-five bar associations calling for the close-down are demanding that CMK fees should be raised to an appropriate level and value-added tax rate be lowered to one percent.

21 December 2022

İstanbul Bar elects first woman president in 144-year history

İstanbul Bar elects first woman president in 144-year history

Filiz Saraç became the president of the bar after a vote between four women and five men candidates.

24 October 2022

Joint statement by 57 bar associations against concert bans: 'Don't be afraid of arts'

Joint statement by 57 bar associations against concert bans: 'Don't be afraid of arts'

Several concerts and other cultural events have been banned in various places of Turkey over the past month.

Twenty bar associations call for release of Aysel Tuğluk

Twenty bar associations call for release of Aysel Tuğluk

The Kurdish politician whose health is deteriorating should be released according to laws and the Constitution, the law associations said.

24 January 2022

‘Environmental rights cannot be a subject of investigation’

JOINT STATEMENT BY 60 BARS

‘Environmental rights cannot be a subject of investigation’

60 bar associations across Turkey have expressed solidarity with Deniz Gümüşel, who was briefly detained for protesting that the company operating Yeniköy-Kemerköy thermal power plants sponsored the Olive Harvesting Festival in Muğla’s Milas.

18 November 2021

8 bar associations condemn Erdoğan over his remarks targeting İstanbul Convention

JOINT STATEMENT

8 bar associations condemn Erdoğan over his remarks targeting İstanbul Convention

Releasing a joint statement, the women’s rights centers of eight bar associations have criticized President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, who targeted the İstanbul Convention and the ones defending the convention: “We don’t recognize his words.”

10 November 2021

Racist attacks against Kurds | 48 bars denounce pro-government daily

Racist attacks against Kurds | 48 bars denounce pro-government daily

48 bar associations across Turkey have released a joint statement in response to the news of daily Yeni Şafak targeting the bar associations for condemning the mounting racist attacks against Kurds in Turkey.

15 bar associations condemn racist attacks against Kurds in Turkey

15 bar associations condemn racist attacks against Kurds in Turkey

In a joint statement, 15 bars have condemned the recent racist attacks targeting the Kurdish identity and demanded an urgent and effective investigation into the attacks as well as an end to the language of violence and discrimination.

'Laying claim to one's living space is not a crime'

58 BAR ASSOCIATIONS

'Laying claim to one's living space is not a crime'

The chairs of 58 bar associations have made a joint statement about the intervention against the villagers resisting the marble quarry attempted to be built in Van’s Gürpınar district: “Give up the project, apologize to villagers.”

Joint statement by 78 bars: We don’t give up İstanbul Convention

Joint statement by 78 bars: We don’t give up İstanbul Convention

“We reiterate that withdrawing from the İstanbul Convention by a Presidential Decision is against the law, the Constitution and international treaties,” reads the joint statement of 78 bar associations across Turkey.

Sixty-two bar associations announce support for İkizdere resistance

Sixty-two bar associations announce support for İkizdere resistance

Villagers in the Black Sea province of Rize have been protesting a stone quarry project since late April.

14 bars urge authorities to prevent male violence

14 bars urge authorities to prevent male violence

Meeting upon the call of Bingöl Bar Association, the chairs of 14 bar associations in Turkey’s eastern provinces have raised concerns about the ongoing hunger strikes in Turkey’s prisons and male violence against women.

‘We are against all unlawful acts and proceedings’

35 BAR ASSOCIATION CHAIRS

‘We are against all unlawful acts and proceedings’

The chairs of 35 bar associations have released a joint statement about the police violence against Boğaziçi University students: “We demand an end to all types of pressure on citizens who use their democratic rights that do not constitute a crime.”

4 February 2021

Twenty-two bar associations call for Demirtaş's release

ECtHR judgment

Twenty-two bar associations call for Demirtaş's release

The bars have reminded that the ECtHR decisions are binding and international conventions are superior to domestic laws.

25 December 2020

Election council rejects İzmir Bar’s application despite court verdict

Election council rejects İzmir Bar’s application despite court verdict

While the court has suspended the execution of the Ministry’s circular foreseeing the postponement of bars’ general assemblies, a district election council in İzmir has rejected the application of İzmir Bar Association.

16 October 2020

Court: Postponement of bar association’s general assembly is against the law

Court: Postponement of bar association’s general assembly is against the law

The Muğla 3rd Administrative Court has concluded that the postponement of Muğla Bar Association’s General Assembly meeting by the decision of Muğla Provincial Public Health Board following an Interior Ministry circular is against the law.

15 October 2020

Election council rejects objection to postponement of bar elections

Election council rejects objection to postponement of bar elections

Supreme Election Council (YSK) has rejected the application of 24 bar associations, which previously requested the annulment of the Interior Ministry’s circular letter foreseeing the postponement of bar elections due to pandemic.

Joint statement by 76 bars: Postponing elections means seizing lawyers’ will

Joint statement by 76 bars: Postponing elections means seizing lawyers’ will

In a statement released by 76 bar associations across Turkey, it has been noted that the Law on Public Health does not give the Public Health Boards the authority to postpone general assembly meetings, which makes the recent circular unlawful.

Lawyers make application for second bar association in İstanbul

MULTIPLE BAR ASSOCIATIONS LAW

Lawyers make application for second bar association in İstanbul

In July, the parliament passed a bill allowing multiple bar associations in larger cities.

25 September 2020

CHP: No new bar associations to be found in İstanbul, Ankara due to insufficient number of signatures

MULTIPLE BAR ASSOCIATIONS LAW

CHP: No new bar associations to be found in İstanbul, Ankara due to insufficient number of signatures

In July, the parliament passed a bill allowing multiple bar associations in larger cities.

21 September 2020

Erdoğan suggests debarment of lawyers engaged in 'terrorism'

LAWYER EBRU TİMTİK'S DEATH

Erdoğan suggests debarment of lawyers engaged in 'terrorism'

The President has joined the ministers of interior and justice in targeting the İstanbul Bar Association over the poster of lawyer Ebru Timtik, who lost her life on a death fast.

1 September 2020

Seventy-two bar associations express concern over İstanbul Convention debate

Seventy-two bar associations express concern over İstanbul Convention debate

Even the statements about withdrawing from the convention increase violence against women, the bar associations have warned.

Thirty-three bar associations demand death fasting lawyers' release

Thirty-three bar associations demand death fasting lawyers' release

"With their release, we guarantee that we will insist our colleagues to reconsider the decision they have made about their lives," the bar associations have said in a joint statement.

Constitutional Court to examine main opposition party's application against 'multiple bars law' at a later date

Constitutional Court to examine main opposition party's application against 'multiple bars law' at a later date

The parliament has recently passed a law allowing more than one bar association in larger cities.

Legal organizations call on Constitutional Court to repeal the law of multiple bars

Legal organizations call on Constitutional Court to repeal the law of multiple bars

Before the Constitutional Court convenes to discuss the law of “multiple bar associations” today, a group of legal organizations have released a joint statement, calling on the supreme court to annul the related legal amendment.

İzmir Bar Chair says he expects Constitutional Court to annul the 'multiple bars law'

İzmir Bar Chair says he expects Constitutional Court to annul the 'multiple bars law'

As the main opposition party applied to the Constitutional Court against the "multiple bar associations law," İzmir Bar Chair has said the law can't be legally defended.

16 July 2020 Ayça Söylemez

CHP: Multiple bar associations law aimed at creating 'multiple law systems'

CHP: Multiple bar associations law aimed at creating 'multiple law systems'

The law would undermine Turkey's unity and integrity, Kılıçdaroğlu has said.

‘If Constitutional Court fails to stop its execution, it will deny its own raison d’être’

SYSTEM OF MULTIPLE BAR ASSOCIATIONS

‘If Constitutional Court fails to stop its execution, it will deny its own raison d’être’

With the bill foreseeing the establishment of more than one bar association in a city passed the Parliament, Kayseri and Muğla Bar Association Chairs Cavit Dursun and Cumhur Uzun have spoken to bianet about why they object to the bill.

14 July 2020 Ruken Tuncel

‘If there are multiple bar associations, bars will be politicized'

BILL PASSED THE PARLIAMENT

‘If there are multiple bar associations, bars will be politicized'

As the bill allowing the establishment of more than one bar in a city passed the parliament, the chairs of İstanbul, Zonguldak and Kocaeli Bar Associations have spoken to bianet about the bill and what will happen from now on.

13 July 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Main opposition CHP to take ‘multiple bar associations’ to Constitutional Court

Main opposition CHP to take ‘multiple bar associations’ to Constitutional Court

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has said, “On the very day when this legislation is published in the Official Gazette, we will appeal to the Constitutional Court. The system of multiple bars needs to be abandoned to ensure the security of unitary structure.”

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