(Dis)Trust in the Judiciary in Turkey
Ertan Aksoy, President of the Social Democracy Foundation (SODEV) and founder of AKSOY Research Company, evaluated for the Cumhuriyet[1] daily their latest research on “Trust in the Judiciary in Turkey” after the scandalous GEZİ PARKI and Osman Kavala decision. 03 May 2022 Tuesday […] Let’s examine together how much society […]
Mass Dismissals of Judges and Prosecutors in Turkey of Post-Coup Period
Concrete data regarding the dismissal of judges and prosecutors after the coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016 21 April 2022 After 15 July 2016, the procedures regarding the dismissal of judges and prosecutors are not carried out transparently by the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK). Numerical data […]
Vande Lanotte challenges Turkish regime before the International Criminal Court
14-02-22 Source: BELGA Systematic abductions (enforced disappearances), torture and arbitrary arrests… With these charges, former (Belgian) minister Johan Vande Lanotte goes to the International Criminal Court against the regime of Turkish President Erdogan. Whether Erdogan will also be personally indicted has not yet been determined, according to the Mediahuis newspapers. […]
The Turkey Tribunal report: How have the judiciary, HSYK (Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors) and lawyers been dealt a blow since 2013?
Umit Kardaş – Feb 08 2022 https://ahvalnews.com The Turkey Tribunal (Court) is not a regular court subject to a state’s judicial system, nor is it a treaty or a tribunal established by an international body. This court, established by civil society and acting as a tool and platform to give […]
TORTURE ALERT: Ankara Bar Association announces new mass torture allegations
On January 25, 2022, Ankara Bar Association announced[1] new mass torture alert in Ankara’s anti-terror unit (Ankara TEM), and that they will investigate and publish a report, and file criminal complaint in line with the findings of the report. These recent torture allegations have been widely reported by various news […]
Barbaros Şansal: ‘I will no longer use my right to defense’
As one of the recent iconic cases of impunity in Turkey, lynch attempt on outspoken fashion designer Barbaros Şansal[1], and the whole story with his legal struggle the entire timpe that now ends in the acquittal of the perpetrators… In the trial over the attempted lynch against Barbaros Şansal at […]
Roboski and Great Impunity
27 Aralık 2021 ( ozgurpolitika.com ) Eren KESKİN It’s December 28th. The anniversary of the Roboski Massacre. In Roboski, as we mentioned, 34 people were suddenly bombed to death. 19 of them were children, and their killers have not been found yet, and there is still no such hope… There […]
A document that marks 2021!
Doğan Özgüden, Artı Gerçek, January 2, 2002 I write this article at the twilight of the morning, when, like all metropolises of the world, the European capital, Brussels, is in deep sleep after the New Year’s Eve celebration. There is no New Year’s Eve celebration that has left a mark […]
The Dimensions of the Unending Ruthless Crackdown on Turkey’s Judiciary and Rule of Law
Friday, 17 December 2021 Just recently, The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday, November 23, 2021 ruled that Turkey had acted unlawfully by arresting more than 400 judges and prosecutors after a failed 2016 coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Find the court decision here: TURAN AND OTHERS […]
