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Constitutional Court: Rights of Yiğit Aksakoğlu violated

Constitutional Court: Rights of Yiğit Aksakoğlu violated

Having rejected the individual application of Osman Kavala, the Constitutional Court has concluded that the 7-month arrest of Yiğit Aksakoğlu in the Gezi trial was a violation of his rights and ruled that Aksakoğlu shall be paid damages.

31 December 2020

Gezi Trial: Prosecutor Requests Aggravated Life Sentence for Kavala, Yapıcı, Aksakoğlu

Gezi Trial: Prosecutor Requests Aggravated Life Sentence for Kavala, Yapıcı, Aksakoğlu

The prosecutor has announced his opinion as to the accusations in the trial of the 2013 Gezi Park protests.

6 February 2020

Gezi Trial: Arrest of Kavala to Continue

Gezi Trial: Arrest of Kavala to Continue

The court has ruled that the Kavala’s arrest shall continue due to “suspicion of escape.”

Yiğit Aksakoğlu's Statement of Defense: There is no Crime, but Guilty in This Indictment

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Yiğit Aksakoğlu's Statement of Defense: There is no Crime, but Guilty in This Indictment

We are publishing the full English version of Yiğit Aksakoğlu's statement of defense that he presented in his first hearing on June 24, 2019. Arrested for over 220 days, Aksakoğlu was released on probation with an international travel ban on June 25.

Yiğit Aksakoğlu Released: There are Lots of Innocent People Behind Bars

Yiğit Aksakoğlu Released: There are Lots of Innocent People Behind Bars

Arrested on November 17, 2018, rights defender Yiğit Aksakoğlu has been released from prison after the court ruled that he should be released on probation with an international travel ban in its interlocutory judgement yesterday.

26 June 2019 Hikmet Adal

Amnesty: 'Gezi Case Should be Dropped'

Amnesty: 'Gezi Case Should be Dropped'

The trial of the 2013 protests began today, with 16 civil society figures charged with various offenses including attempted overthrow.

Civil Society Organizations from Germany: ‘Kavala and Aksakoğlu Should be Released’

Civil Society Organizations from Germany: ‘Kavala and Aksakoğlu Should be Released’

Seven organizations have released a joint statement on the Gezi Park trial which began today, demanding the case should be dropped.

24 June 2019 Gürsel Köksal

His Friends Celebrate the Birthday of Yiğit Aksakoğlu in Front of Silivri Prison

His Friends Celebrate the Birthday of Yiğit Aksakoğlu in Front of Silivri Prison

His friends and family have met in front of Silivri Prison to celebrate the birthday of Yiğit Aksakoğlu, the Netherlands-based Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Representative to Turkey who has been behind bars since November 17, 2018.

Appeal to European Court of Human Rights for Yiğit Aksakoğlu

Appeal to European Court of Human Rights for Yiğit Aksakoğlu

Being arrested as part of the lawsuit into the Gezi resistance, Yiğit Aksakoğlu has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) after his application to the Constitutional Court was left unanswered.

Aksakoğlu on His 150th Day in Prison: I Still Believe That We Will Be Acquitted

LETTER BY YİĞİT AKSAKOĞLU FROM PRISON

Aksakoğlu on His 150th Day in Prison: I Still Believe That We Will Be Acquitted

Sending a letter from Silivri Prison, Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Representative to Turkey Yiğit Aksakoğlu has responded to the charges brought against him in the Gezi Indictment, which was accepted by court on March 4, 2019.

Amnesty International: Release Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu

Amnesty International: Release Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu

The Amnesty International has launched an urgent action campaign for Osman Kavala, Yiğit Aksakoğlu and 14 other rights defenders: "The indictment attempts to rewrite the history of the Gezi Park protests and silence some of Turkey's most prominent civil society figures."

First Hearing of Gezi Protests Case on June 24

First Hearing of Gezi Protests Case on June 24

Accepting the indictment filed into the Gezi Park protests, the İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that the first hearing of the case shall be held on June 24.

Application to Constitutional Court for Yiğit Aksakoğlu

Application to Constitutional Court for Yiğit Aksakoğlu

Attorneys of rights defender Yiğit Aksakoğlu, who has been arrested as part of the investigation into the Gezi Park protests, have applied to the Constitutional Court on the ground that “his right to a fair trial has been violated.”