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ISTANBUL BAROSU ASSOCIATION
September 23, 2013
Attorney-at-Law Aydeniz Alisbah Tuskan
Board Member of Istanbul Bar Association
Who Defends the Lawyers in Turkey?
Conference by
JUDICIARY IN TURKEY
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Independant judiciary as the ultimate safeguard for rights and freedoms
Dependant judiciary as the arch-enemy of rights and freedoms
Independent and Impartial Judiciary: SPINE OF SOCIETY
Turkey suffering from paraplegia = nothing but advanced fascism
OPPRESSION TOWARDS LAWYERS IN TURKEY
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RESTRICTION on defense rights
LAWYERS EXPELLED from courtrooms
DEFAMATION of lawyers
LAWYERS AND BAR ASSOCIATION DISREGARDED
LAWYERS’ OFFICES SEARHED
21.01.2013
POLICE BROKE IN LAWYERS’ OFFICES
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Criteria of necessity and proportionality disregarded
Lawyers detained
Contrary to the Criminal Procedural Code, Turkish Attorneyship Code, law,
universal rules and the honor of attorneyship profession
PRESS MEETING-23.01.2013
TRIAL AGAINST PRESIDENT AND
9 BOARD MEMBERS OF ISTANBUL BAR
ASSOCIATION
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On charges of «ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE THE MEMBERS OF
JUDICIARY»
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Demand of imprisonment from 2 to 4 years
Article 277 of the Turkish Criminal Code
Because we asked for fair trial, compliance with the procedural rules and
respect towards the attorneyship profession and the honor of the profession
in Sledgehammer (Balyoz) case
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION
17.03.2013
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Istanbul Bar Association decides to hold an Extraordinary General Assembly
in response to the intimidation efforts and the criminal proceedings against
the President and 9 other Board Members of the bar.
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General Assembly held on March 3, 2013 with the participation of thousands
of Turkish lawyers as well as representatives from foreign legal institutions
and bar associations
INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT
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Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
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Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (BRAK)
International Association of Lawyers (UIA) Vice-President of the German Federal Bar (BRAK) Dr. Michael
Krenzler
European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
Berlin Bar Association
Croatian Bar Association
Thessalonniki Bar Association
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Bar Association
Turkish Cypriot Lawyers
Deutscher Anwatsverein (DAV)
Atatürk Thought Foundation, England
Atty.Assoc.Prof.Ümit Kocasakal
President of Istanbul Bar Association
WE DID NOT SURRENDER TO UNLAWFULNESS!
WE ARE READY TO PAY ANY PRICE
WE ONLY DEFENDED LAW
SILIVRI PENITENTIARIES CAMPUS
NO JUSTICE WITHOUT DEFENSE!
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT
OF ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION IN
SLEDGEHAMMER CASE
DEFENSE HINDERED, ROBES TAKEN OFF!
SOLIDARITY OF LOCAL BARS IN TURKEY
«WE ASK FOR FAIR TRIAL»
CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD MEMBERS OF
ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION
FIRST HEARING-17.05.2013
17.05.2013
SILIVRI COURTHOUSE FLOODS WITH
DEFENSE
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT
Observation missions from international legal organizations and foreign bar
association were there to support Istanbul Bar Association:
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International Association of Lawyers (UIA)
Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
International Bar Association Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
Conseil National des Barreaux (CNB)
European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH)
Lawyers for Lawyers
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Fair Trial Watch
Conférence des Bâtonniers
Deutscher Anwaltverein (DAV)
Bundesrechtsanwaltkammer (German Federal Bar Association-BRAK)
Athens Bar Association
Amsterdam Bar Association
Paris Bar Association
Hamburg Bar Association
Berlin Bar Association
Mulhouse Bar Association
TRIAL OF ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION
IN PRESS
5000 LAWYERS TO DEFEND
ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION
FOREIGN JURISTS COME FOR SUPPORT
FIRST HEARING ADJOURNED
POLICE EQUIPPED WITH PEPPER SPRAYS IN
COURTHOUSE FOR BAR ASSOCIATION’S TRIAL
GEZI EVENTS
PRESS MEETING- 04.06.2013
POLICE BRUTALITY IN GEZI EVENTS
FREE WILL OF CITIZENS DISREGARDED
In response to the peaceful protests of the citizens using right of assembly,
police used;
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Unlawful
Illegal
Disproportionate power
VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE
CANNOT BE TOLERATED
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In a state governed by the rule of law, police forces do not have the right to
use forcible means, the intensity of which is determined by them!
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Right to assembly is among the legitimate rights of the citizens in the
democratic societies provided that they do not reach the level of violence
and assault.
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Government’s respect and tolerance towards this right is a requirement
for a state governed by the rule of law.
ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION
DEFENDING CITIZENS’ RIGHTS
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Criminal complaint filed to Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office on the
following day of the outbreak of the events- 31.05.2013
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Legal assistance by Istanbul Bar Association to those physically and/or
psychologically injured during the events
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Istanbul Bar Association Crisis Management Center (Pro Bono-Legal Aid)
800 lawyers appointed to offer legal aid
Legal counselling offered to 17.000 citizens who called our «Bar Association lines.
GEZI EVENTS
PHYSICAL ASSAULT TO LAWYERS IN ISTANBUL
JUSTICE PALACE
(ÇAĞLAYAN COURTHOUSE)
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Unprecedented police violence against lawyers in Çağlayan Courthouse on
11.06.2013
• Incompatible with the honor and respectability of attornesyhip profession
• Lawyers in robes dragged on the floor by the riot police
• 49 Lawyers ARRESTED IN THE HEART OF JUSTICE!
PRESS RELEASE OF PRESIDENCY OF ISTANBUL
BAR ASSOCIATION IN ÇAĞLAYAN COURTHOUSE
12.06.2013
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Hundreds of lawyers gathered in Çağlayan Courthouse
TO CONDEMN ATTACKS on 12.06.2013
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49 arrested colleagues released following the meeting of the President of
Istanbul Bar Association Att. Assoc. Prof. Ümit Kocasakal and Board
Members with the Chief Public Prosecutor on 11.06.2013.
LAWYERS PHYSICALLY ATTACKED!
Thanks to Milliyet for this video, which clearly displays the events in Çağlayan
Courthouse on 11.06.2013.
LAWYERS ATTACKED
04.07.2013
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Lawyers attacked
Police only to STAND-BY
Press release by the Presidency of Istanbul Bar Association-08.07.2013
Istanbul Bar monitors the process
WE FULFILL DEFENSE DUTY
DEFENSE DUTY IS DIVINE!
INTIMIDATION TOWARDS CITIZENS
17.07.2013
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Houses and dormitories raided, citizens detained
JUST BECAUSE THEY EXERCISED THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL AND
LEGITIMATE RIGHT TO PROTEST
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Detentions as a way of INTIMIDATION!
Individuals shall have the right to dislike, criticize.
REAL DEMOCRACY IS A MUST!
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While monitoring and putting down all these unlawful practices as Istanbul
Bar Association, we call all the relevant authorities to comply with law and
abandon these sorts of fascistic acts.
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History has previously displayed that people cannot be silenced with
oppression and violence.
WHO DEFENDS THE LAWYERS IN TURKEY?
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Lawyers for Lawyers! Bar Associations for Lawyers!
Lawyers for Citizens!
Istanbul Bar Association-135 years of history
DEVOTED TO DEFENSE OF RIGHTS AND DEFENSE OF DEFENSE
HANDS OFF FROM DEFENSE!
WE WILL NOT REMAIN SILENT!
JUSTICE FOR PEOPLE, DEFENSE FOR JUSTICE!
DEFENSE RESISTS!
Thanks for your attention!
CONTACT DETAILS:
Istanbul Bar Association
Orhan Adli Apaydın Sokak Baro Han
Beyoğlu-Istanbul
TÜRKİYE
Tel: +90 212 251 63 25
Fax: +90 212 293 89 60
E-mail: [email protected]