content tagged with Right to a fair trial

Constitutional Court: Judgment can't be based on testimony taken without presence of lawyer

Constitutional Court: Judgment can't be based on testimony taken without presence of lawyer

The top court has ruled that the right to fair was violated in the cases of two applicants who were sentenced to life imprisonment based on the statements they had given without the presence of a lawyer.

25 August 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey has a problem with the right to a fair trial, Constitutional Court president admits

Turkey has a problem with the right to a fair trial, Constitutional Court president admits

More than 73 percent of the individual applications to the top court concerned the right to a fair trial, Zühtü Arslan has said.

10 January 2022

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

First International Fair Trial Day to be held in the memory of Ebru Timtik

First International Fair Trial Day to be held in the memory of Ebru Timtik

Lawyer Ebru Timtik lost her life last year after a 238-day death fast demanding a fair trial.

Lost his life on a hunger strike, Mustafa Koçak billed for food

Lost his life on a hunger strike, Mustafa Koçak billed for food

Koçak's father has said, "Those who did not even give sugar and vitamin B to my son for 10 months sent bread and food bills. My son died from hunger... from hunger!"

25 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

‘Lawyers on a Hunger Strike Against All Unlawful Acts in This Geography’

‘Lawyers on a Hunger Strike Against All Unlawful Acts in This Geography’

Human rights organizations and lawyers’ organizations have expressed solidarity and support for the lawyers of Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD), who have recently announced that they have gone on a hunger strike.

7 February 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Informant Files Complaint Against the Attorney Who Called Him an Informant

Informant Files Complaint Against the Attorney Who Called Him an Informant

Testifying that “he has been an informant since he was 10”, prisoner İ.Ö. filed a complaint against an attorney for calling him an informant for the police. In his defense, the attorney indicated that this description was made by İ.Ö. himself.

30 January 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Court Rules for Aggravated Life Sentence by 'Conscientious Conviction'

Court Rules for Aggravated Life Sentence by 'Conscientious Conviction'

Mustafa Koçak, who was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for "violation of the Constitution” based on witness statements, has been on hunger strike for 56 days, demanding the right to a fair trial.

26 August 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Selçuk Kozağaçlı Files Lawsuit for Non-Pecuniary Damages Against Judge

Selçuk Kozağaçlı Files Lawsuit for Non-Pecuniary Damages Against Judge

Chair of Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) Selçuk Kozağaçlı has filed a lawsuit for non-pecuniary damages against the presiding judge of the court board that has sentenced him to 11 years and 3 months in prison.

29 March 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Arrested Lawyer Behiç Aşçı: What Changed in 6 Hours?

Arrested Lawyer Behiç Aşçı: What Changed in 6 Hours?

Lawyer Behiç Aşçı, who was arrested again shortly after being released, has written to bianet: “Though there was no change in the case file, how come did the judges, who had unanimously ruled for our release, give a unanimous verdict of arrest six hours later?”

1 November 2018 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR Convicts Turkey of Testimony Without Attorney

ECtHR Convicts Turkey of Testimony Without Attorney

The ECtHR has ruled that Turkey has violated the right to a fair trial of Güner, who applied to the court alleging that his statements had been made under duress and he had been convicted based on testimony made in the absence of an attorney.

4 September 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Constitutional Court Declares HDP MP Yıldırım’s Appeal Inadmissible

Constitutional Court Declares HDP MP Yıldırım’s Appeal Inadmissible

Constitutional Court has declared the application of HDP Mardin MP Gülser Yıldırım inadmissible.

16 November 2017

4th Hearing in Cumhuriyet Trial Begins Today, 1 Year After First Operation, Detentions

CUMHURİYET TRIAL

4th Hearing in Cumhuriyet Trial Begins Today, 1 Year After First Operation, Detentions

The fourth hearing in Cumhuriyet Trial, in which 20 defendants, five of whom are in detention pending trial, will be held today before İstanbul 27th Assize Court in Çağlayan.

31 October 2017

‘Gülmen Taken to Intensive Care to Prevent Her From Attending Next Hearing’

‘Gülmen Taken to Intensive Care to Prevent Her From Attending Next Hearing’

Gülmen still on hunger strike in detention, was taken to intensive care unit in a conscious state yesterday evening. Her attorney Yılmaz said, they predicted an intention to stop Gülmen from attending the hearing.

26 September 2017 Beyza Kural

Gülmen, Özakça Not Released in 1st Hearing Held Without Defendants

Gülmen, Özakça Not Released in 1st Hearing Held Without Defendants

In the first hearing held without the presence of the defendants, the court ruled that Gülmen and Özakça remain further in detention on remand. The defendants have been on a hunger strike for 190 days and are behind bars since May 23. The next hearing will be on September 28.

14 September 2017 Beyza Kural