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Lawyer jailed for insulting Erdogan on social media

Lawyer jailed for insulting Erdogan on social media

by TurkeyPurge | Jul 25, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

A Manisa-based lawyer was remanded in prison on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a charge that carries a sentence of between one and four years, media reported Thursday. Detained at his home and subsequently put in pre-trial detention by a Turgutlu...
Jailed lawyer Selcuk Kozaagacli sentenced to 11 years in prison

Jailed lawyer Selcuk Kozaagacli sentenced to 11 years in prison

by TurkeyPurge | Mar 20, 2019 | Today in Crackdown

Turkish lawyer Selçuk Kozağaçlı, former president of the now-closed Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD) who has been behind bars since November 2017 on terrorism charges, was handed down a sentence of 11 years, three months on Wednesday. The İstanbul 37th High...
17 lawyers, under arrest for over a year, wage hunger strike to protest court hearings

17 lawyers, under arrest for over a year, wage hunger strike to protest court hearings

by TurkeyPurge | Sep 10, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

Seventeen lawyers including Selçuk Kozağaçlı, president of the now-closed Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD) have begun a hunger strike in protest of the difficulties they face during their trial. Under arrest over terror charges since Nov, 2017, the lawyers are...
[VIDEO] Medical professor, lawyer detained while fleeing Turkey to Greece

[VIDEO] Medical professor, lawyer detained while fleeing Turkey to Greece

by TurkeyPurge | Aug 2, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

At least three people were intercepted in Edirne while they were reportedly on their way to escape to Greece with illegal means, in the latest of such attempts aimed at avoiding Turkey’s post-coup crackdown. A lawyer; a medical professor who was earlier removed from...
Lawyer detained over Gulen links while at police station to defend client, under custody over same charges

Lawyer detained over Gulen links while at police station to defend client, under custody over same charges

by TurkeyPurge | May 25, 2018 | Today in Crackdown

A Tokat lawyer, identified as G.B., has been detained at a police station where he/she originally came to defend his/her client, under custody over links to the Gulen movement. It turns out that a detention warrant was earlier issued for G.B. as part of the same...
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