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Former Diyarbakır Bar chair given 7.5 year jail term on 'terror' charges
Former Diyarbakır Bar chair given 7.5 year jail term on 'terror' charges
After his previous conviction was overturned, Fethi Gümüş has been handed the same sentence.
30 May 2023
Interior minister draws condemnation after saying jailing lawyers will 'finish off PKK'
Interior minister draws condemnation after saying jailing lawyers will 'finish off PKK'
The Diyarbakır Bar has said Minister Soylu's remarks were intended to criminalize lawyers and violated the presumption of innocence.
22 May 2023
Diyarbakır Bar members acquitted over 'Armenian Genocide' statement
Diyarbakır Bar members acquitted over 'Armenian Genocide' statement
"Diyarbakır Bar will not be limiting its own freedom of expression while defending the freedom of expression for everyone to the full extent," head of the bar association has said.
18 October 2022
Kurdish man given bones of son in a bag seven years after his killing in conflict
Kurdish man given bones of son in a bag seven years after his killing in conflict
The Diyarbakır Bar filed a complaint against the prosecutor who handled the delivery of the bones, demanding him be put on trial for "disrespect towards the memory of a person."
31 August 2022
The perpetrator who caused 5-year-old Efe's death ‘protected by impunity’
DİYARBAKIR BAR
The perpetrator who caused 5-year-old Efe's death ‘protected by impunity’
Releasing a statement about the acquittal of the police officer who hit Efe Tektekin with an armored vehicle, the Child Rights Center of the Diyarbakır Bar raises concerns that “impunity encourages the law enforcement about culpable acts”.
31 March 2022
Bar Association: Two 5-year-olds taken into custody at Diyarbakır Newroz
COMPLAINT AGAINST PROSECUTOR
Bar Association: Two 5-year-olds taken into custody at Diyarbakır Newroz
The Diyarbakır Bar has announced that the children were detained due to their traditional wear and they were fingerprinted in the meantime. The Bar has filed a complaint against the law enforcement officers and prosecutor of the investigation.
28 March 2022
‘Release the children detained during Diyarbakır Newroz'
DİYARBAKIR BAR
‘Release the children detained during Diyarbakır Newroz'
“The practice that violates children’s fundamental rights and freedoms must be swiftly abandoned and the children deprived of their freedom must be released,” says the Child Rights Center of the Diyarbakır Bar.
22 March 2022
‘Kurdish children in Turkey die in armored vehicle crashes or explosions of war remnants’
DİYARBAKIR BAR CHAIR
‘Kurdish children in Turkey die in armored vehicle crashes or explosions of war remnants’
According to the report of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, 67 children lost their lives as a result of armored vehicle crashes and remnants of war in Turkey in the last 10 years. Bar Chair Eren says that the deaths occur in Kurdish-majority provinces.
3 March 2022 Ruken Tuncel
‘Political actors in Turkey far from child perception’
‘Political actors in Turkey far from child perception’
The Children’s Rights Center of the Diyarbakır Bar has released a statement about the incident where a 10-year-old child was given the microphone by President Erdoğan and made to insult main opposition CHP leader Kılıçdaroğlu at an opening ceremony.
1 February 2022
Survey: 'Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s'
Survey: 'Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s'
More than 40 percent of the people in Diyarbakır do not trust the country's justice system, according to a new survey by the Diyarbakır Bar Association and the Rawest Research company.
17 December 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Diyarbakır Bar applies to Constitutional Court against HDP closure case
Diyarbakır Bar applies to Constitutional Court against HDP closure case
Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Nahit Eren has appealed to the Constitutional Court and requested that the court case seeking the closure of the HDP and the request for banning 451 HDP politicians from politics be rejected.
3 December 2021
Ill prisoners' families start keeping a justice watch
Ill prisoners' families start keeping a justice watch
The relatives of ill prisoners have announced that they have started keeping a justice watch in protest. In a press statement held at the Diyarbakır Bar Association, the bar has also indicated that it will offer legal support.
17 November 2021
Diyarbakır Bar applies to Council of Europe for Selahattin Demirtaş
Diyarbakır Bar applies to Council of Europe for Selahattin Demirtaş
The Diyarbakır Bar Association has applied to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe for the implementation of the ECtHR ruling of rights violation and immediate release for jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş.
19 October 2021
Defendants’ acquittal shows ‘a legal practice not focused on children, protecting adults’
TRIAL OVER CHILD’S DEATH
Defendants’ acquittal shows ‘a legal practice not focused on children, protecting adults’
The Diyarbakır Bar Association Children’s Rights Center has released a statement about the acquittal of all seven defendants who were on retrial over the death of 4-year-old Leyla Aydemir in Ağrı province.
11 October 2021
‘A child cannot be deprived of education because she doesn't wear a uniform’
DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION
‘A child cannot be deprived of education because she doesn't wear a uniform’
A 14-year-old high school student said that the school principal did not allow her to get in her school because she was not wearing the school uniform. The father said that they could not afford to buy a uniform.
7 October 2021
78 bar associations say 'attack on defense is unacceptable'
JOINT STATEMENT
78 bar associations say 'attack on defense is unacceptable'
Raising concerns about the mounting threats and attacks against the right to defense, the 78 bar associations demand the suspension of the presiding judge and the police who took the Diyarbakır Bar Chair and lawyers out of the courtroom by force.
15 September 2021
Bar Association Chair, lawyers taken out of the courtroom by police force
Bar Association Chair, lawyers taken out of the courtroom by police force
At the hearing of jailed former Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan in Diyarbakır, the presiding judge ordered the Diyarbakır Bar Chair and lawyers out of the courtroom by police force. Gökkan’s requests for additional time and recusal have been rejected.
14 September 2021
Criminal complaint about rights violations in Diyarbakır juvenile prison
Criminal complaint about rights violations in Diyarbakır juvenile prison
The children suffer physical and psychological violence as well as other rights violations, according to a report by the Diyarbakır Bar Association.
13 September 2021
Diyarbakır Bar raises concerns about legal security in Turkey
NEW JUDICIAL YEAR
Diyarbakır Bar raises concerns about legal security in Turkey
Marking the beginning of the new judicial year in Turkey, the Diyarbakır Bar Association has said, “The fundamental and universal rules of law such as the right to a fair trial, particularly the judicial independence, are practically disregarded.”
1 September 2021
Diyarbakır Bar files a criminal complaint against pro-government daily
RACIST ATTACKS AGAINST KURDS
Diyarbakır Bar files a criminal complaint against pro-government daily
The Diyarbakır Bar Association has filed a criminal complaint against Yeni Şafak newspaper, which targeted the 15 bar associations for having condemned the racist attacks against Kurds in a joint statement.
28 July 2021
Tahir Elçi murder case | Deleted camera footage to be examined
Tahir Elçi murder case | Deleted camera footage to be examined
In their statements at the prosecutor’s office over the assassination of Diyarbakır Bar Chair Tahir Elçi, witnesses said that they saw the moment when Elçi was shot. At today’s hearing, they said that they did not see it.
14 July 2021
‘Genocide’ investigation against Diyarbakır Bar Association
IN THE WAKE OF APRIL 24
‘Genocide’ investigation against Diyarbakır Bar Association
Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Eren says, “Defending the freedom of expression of everyone to the end, the Diyarbakır Bar Association will not restrict its own freedom of expression due to pressures and investigations.”
27 April 2021
78 lawsuits and investigations against 69 lawyers in a year
DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION REPORT
78 lawsuits and investigations against 69 lawyers in a year
According to a report released by the Diyarbakır Bar Association, last year, at least 69 lawyers, including former bar chairs, faced at last 78 lawsuits and investigations over their institutional and professional activities.
6 April 2021
‘Alimony payments below starvation line’
DİYARBAKIR BAR
‘Alimony payments below starvation line’
The Women’s Rights Center of the Diyarbakır Bar Association has shared the findings of its examination on 2,097 case files heard by family courts.
31 March 2021
Application to add Kurdish to Women’s Emergency Support App
Application to add Kurdish to Women’s Emergency Support App
Lawyers from the Diyarbakır Bar Association have applied to the Ministry of Interior and said that “an application developed to protect women needs to offer services in the languages existing and spoken in the country.”
29 March 2021
‘We won’t let impunity in Tahir Elçi murder’
‘We won’t let impunity in Tahir Elçi murder’
Assassinated in Diyarbakır five years ago, Diyarbakır Bar Chair Tahir Elçi had struggled against impunity all through his life. Lawyer Nahit Eren says that they will struggle to ensure that his case file will not be closed as if it was an ordinary murder.
27 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez
‘Turkey needs a reform not in law, but in law enforcement’
DİYARBAKIR BAR CHAIR AYDIN
‘Turkey needs a reform not in law, but in law enforcement’
“As long as no measures are taken against the judges and prosecutors who defy the ECtHR and Constitutional Court judgements, no progress can be made with changes that remain only on the legislation level,” says Diyarbakır Bar Chair Aydın.
24 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez
‘Social experiment’ video violates children’s rights, says Diyarbakır Bar
‘Social experiment’ video violates children’s rights, says Diyarbakır Bar
The Children’s Rights Center of Diyarbakır Bar Association has released a statement about a video featuring two YouTubers who said that "they were hungry" and asked for help from child workers in Diyarbakır in the name of a “social experiment.”
17 August 2020
Lawyers’ march in Diyarbakır prevented by police
Lawyers’ march in Diyarbakır prevented by police
Prevented from holding a march from Diyarbakır Bar Association to the Four-Legged Minaret, where former Diyarbakır Bar Chair Tahir Elçi was assassinated, lawyers have staged a sit-in protest in front of Diyarbakır Bar.
1 July 2020
From HRW to Turkey: End Stigmatization of LGBTs, Investigation of Bars
From HRW to Turkey: End Stigmatization of LGBTs, Investigation of Bars
HRW has released a statement regarding the investigations launched against Ankara and Diyarbakır Bars: “Turkey’s government should not tolerate statements by officials that encourage hate crimes and target LGBT people and those living with HIV.”
1 May 2020
Investigation Against Diyarbakır Bar Association for ‘Degrading Religious Values’
Investigation Against Diyarbakır Bar Association for ‘Degrading Religious Values’
Diyarbakır Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against Diyarbakır Bar Association over its statement on President of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş’s targeting remarks about the LGBTI+.
28 April 2020
Indictment Against 4 People, Including 3 Police Officers, 5 Years After Tahir Elçi Murder
Indictment Against 4 People, Including 3 Police Officers, 5 Years After Tahir Elçi Murder
An indictment has been brought against four accused suspects, including three police officers, five years after Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi was murdered in Diyarbakır. The indictment has been sent to court.
27 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez
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