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Bartın mine explosion: Lawyers' groups take action to prevent 'spoliation of evidence'

Bartın mine explosion: Lawyers' groups take action to prevent 'spoliation of evidence'

The lawyers demand that suspects related to the firedamp explosion be prohibited from entering the mine site to prevent the concealment of evidence and the seizing of information and documents required for technical examination.

18 October 2022

Union of bars seeks annulment of amendment to Press Ethical Principles

Union of bars seeks annulment of amendment to Press Ethical Principles

The amended principles include "vague restrictions" on press freedom, the TTB has said.

6 September 2022

Concert bans in Turkey 'unconstitutional and arbitrary,' says head of Turkish Bar Associations

Concert bans in Turkey 'unconstitutional and arbitrary,' says head of Turkish Bar Associations

The judiciary must take actions against the bans, Erinç Sağkan has said. "This is exactly why the judiciary exists."

6 June 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Union of Turkish Bar Associations files lawsuit seeking annulment of midnight music ban

Union of Turkish Bar Associations files lawsuit seeking annulment of midnight music ban

The Ministry of Interior is not authorized to adjust music broadcast hours, and the ban damages the freedom of science and arts, the TBB has stated.

United Nations, Union of Turkish Bar Associations ignore Kurdish refugees

United Nations, Union of Turkish Bar Associations ignore Kurdish refugees

Established by the UN and TBB for applications of legal assistance, the Translation Support Line offers services in Arabic, Persian, French and Dari languages, but not Kurdish, which is also widely spoken as a mother language in Turkey.

13 April 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Academics of Boğaziçi University visit Union of Turkish Bar Associations

Academics of Boğaziçi University visit Union of Turkish Bar Associations

The academics and alumni of Boğaziçi University met Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) Chair Erinç Sağkan and requested that a Higher Education Commission be established under the roof of the TBB.

24 February 2022

Union of Turkish Bar Associations takes legal action against increases in electricity prices

Union of Turkish Bar Associations takes legal action against increases in electricity prices

Underlining that electricity shall be offered to citizens in line with the public good, the TTB has filed a lawsuit demanding the annulment of the related Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) decisions.

11 February 2022

Union of Turkish Bar Associations takes legal action against Erdoğan’s ‘media circular’

APPEAL TO COUNCIL OF STATE

Union of Turkish Bar Associations takes legal action against Erdoğan’s ‘media circular’

Appealing to the Council of State, the Union of Turkish Bar Associations has underlined that a recent circular on “press and broadcasting activities” issued by the President may lead to restrictions on basic rights and freedoms and self-censorship.

1 February 2022

Ankara Bar Chair Sağkan elected the head of Union of Turkish Bar Associations

Ankara Bar Chair Sağkan elected the head of Union of Turkish Bar Associations

Ankara Bar Association Chair Erinç Sağkan has been elected the new Chair of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB), defeating Metin Feyzioğlu by receiving the votes of 181 delegates out of 348. Feyzioğlu has received 156 votes.

6 December 2021

Legal year to open with a ceremony at Presidential Palace

Legal year to open with a ceremony at Presidential Palace

The new legal year will open with a ceremony to be held at the Presidential Palace in Ankara tomorrow. The applications to establish multiple bar associations will be concluded and e-hearings will be held in the upcoming period.

Delegates call an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting’ against Union of Bar Associations Chair

Delegates call an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting’ against Union of Bar Associations Chair

100 delegates of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) have called an "Extraordinary General Assembly” meeting and requested a vote of confidence against TBB Chair Metin Feyzioğlu.

Parliament's Justice Committee approves 'multiple bar associations bill'

Parliament's Justice Committee approves 'multiple bar associations bill'

The bill will head to the parliament's general assembly as bar chairs continue to protest outside the parliament.

As parliament discusses bar associations bill, lawyers protest outside till morning

As parliament discusses bar associations bill, lawyers protest outside till morning

Bar chairs have not been allowed to join the negotiations of the bill that allows multiple bar associations in larger provinces.

Administrative Board of Union of Turkish Bar Associations calls on its Chair to resign

IN THE WAKE OF 'DEFENSE MARCH'

Administrative Board of Union of Turkish Bar Associations calls on its Chair to resign

Four members of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) Administrative Board have called on Metin Feyzioğlu to resign from office as the TBB Chair.

Bar associations' union steps in as lawyers blocked at entrance of Ankara

DEFENSE ON THE MARCH

Bar associations' union steps in as lawyers blocked at entrance of Ankara

Marching from various provinces to Ankara in protest of the planned changes in the Attorneys' Act, lawyers are stuck at the entrance of the city as the police block them. Here are the latest updates...

31 million people have credit debt in Turkey, says main opposition CHP MP

31 million people have credit debt in Turkey, says main opposition CHP MP

Sharing the data of the Banks Association of Turkey (TBB), CHP MP Karabat has raised concerns that 920 thousand people used consumer loans for the first time in April. “It is eight times higher than 11-month average,” he has noted.

‘We Don’t Approve the Attempts to Change Election System of Bar Associations’

ALL BAR ASSOCIATIONS OF TURKEY

‘We Don’t Approve the Attempts to Change Election System of Bar Associations’

In the wake of President Erdoğan’s hints that the election systems of professional organizations might be changed, 80 bar associations and the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) have expressed their disapproval in a joint statement.

‘Reducing Prison Terms for Sexual Offenses will Mean Irreparable Injustice’

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

‘Reducing Prison Terms for Sexual Offenses will Mean Irreparable Injustice’

Criticizing the bill foreseeing reduced prison terms for sexual offenses, bar associations say, “We think that even having a debate on an amendment like this while our country is waging an all-out struggle against the virus outbreak will divide the society.”

Bar Associations Call for General Assembly After Ceremony at Presidential Complex

Bar Associations Call for General Assembly After Ceremony at Presidential Complex

The chairperson of the union of bar associations made a speech at the judicial year opening ceremony which was boycotted by numerous bar associations.

5 September 2019

Judicial Years Opens at Presidential Complex Amid Protests by Bar Associations

Judicial Years Opens at Presidential Complex Amid Protests by Bar Associations

Forty-three bar associations did not attend the ceremony that took place at the Presidential Complex, Erdoğan accused them of "being provocative."

2 September 2019

Human Rights Honorary Award of Union of Turkish Bar Associations to Tahir Elçi

Human Rights Honorary Award of Union of Turkish Bar Associations to Tahir Elçi

The Union of Turkish Bar Associations has announced that the Human Rights Honorary Award of the union has been given to Tahir Elçi, Chair of Diyarbakır Bar Association, who was murdered in Diyarbakır three years ago.

11 December 2018

1,469 Bodies in 114 Mass Graves - More to Come

1,469 Bodies in 114 Mass Graves - More to Come

A research by the Turkish Medical Association revealed that the remains of 1,469 people were found in 114 mass graves so far, the real figure may exceed these numbers by far. The association is concerned about the obscuring of evidence during the excavations.

23 February 2011