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“Turkey is using the judiciary to revenge from the opposition”

REACTIONS FROM EUROPE TO KAFTANCIOĞLU DECISION

“Turkey is using the judiciary to revenge from the opposition”

EP Turkey Rapporteur Sánchez Amor, the European Socialists Party (PES) and Socialists, Democrats & Greens Group (SOC) in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have made statements condemning the Kaftancıoğlu decision.

Perception study: Women, journalists suffer injustice the most in Turkey

Perception study: Women, journalists suffer injustice the most in Turkey

Kurds' confidence in the justice system is significantly lower than that of Turks; refugees are not considered to be a group that suffers injustice.

Şenyaşar family seeks justice for 150 days

Şenyaşar family seeks justice for 150 days

Having lost her spouse and two sons in an attack by the security guards and relatives of ruling AKP’s İbrahim Halil Yıldız, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have been on a justice watch in front of the Urfa Courthouse for the last 150 days.

Justice minister criticizes 'social media courts'

Justice minister criticizes 'social media courts'

Social media campaigns for the arrest of alleged criminals, especially those of male violence, have become frequent in Turkey over the past few years.

21 January 2021

Arrested Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Mızraklı, Öztürkoğlu granted freedom of thought award

Arrested Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Mızraklı, Öztürkoğlu granted freedom of thought award

The 18th Ayşenur Zarakolu Freedom of Thought and Expression Awards have been granted to human rights defender Gönül Öztürkoğlu and dismissed Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı, who has been behind bars since October 2019.

In Spite of Everything

PENNED BY EMİNE UŞAKLIGİL

In Spite of Everything

The well-known and not well-known alike, the right to a fair trial is a fundamental right for all prisoners, whose exact number we cannot know. Everyone who lives in this country has to defend this right.

19 May 2020 Emine Uşaklıgil

‘We Want to Live in Justice’ Petition

‘We Want to Live in Justice’ Petition

A group of politicians, legists and writers, including Rakel Dink, the wife of late journalist Hrant Dink, and Türkan Elçi, the wife of late lawyer Tahir Elçi, have launched a petition entitled “We want to live in justice.”

27 February 2020

EU Doubts Trial Procedures of Dink Case

EU PROGESS REPORT ON JUSTICE

EU Doubts Trial Procedures of Dink Case

The EU Progress Report criticizes the quality of investigations concerning court cases. High-profile trials like the Dink murder case raise doubts about the role of security forces and their cooperation with the judiciary. Also RSF expresses their concerns about the Dink case.

16 October 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

"End the Darkness of 12 September"

Anniversary of Military Coup

"End the Darkness of 12 September"

The day after tomorrow (12 September) is the 27th anniversary of the 1980 military coup, and the day will be marked by various NGOs.

11 September 2007 Nayat Karaköse