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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.”
14 June 2024
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.
26 April 2023
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.
30 May 2022
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.
26 July 2021
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.
22 July 2021
'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.”
1 June 2021
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.
12 May 2021
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.
6 May 2021
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.
15 March 2021
‘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.
7 October 2020
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.
5 October 2020
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.
20 August 2020
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.
12 August 2020
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.
23 July 2020
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.
23 July 2020
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.
15 July 2020
‘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.”
10 July 2020
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