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İstanbul Bar Association: This death could have been prevented

İstanbul Bar Association: This death could have been prevented

In a statement, the İstanbul Bar Association has underlined that while the right to a fair trial was violated in the Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) case, the right to life is now also violated by arrested lawyer Ebru Timtik’s death on a death fast.

Ebru Timtik's funeral: Police use rubber bullets, tear gas against crowd, surround cemevi

Ebru Timtik's funeral: Police use rubber bullets, tear gas against crowd, surround cemevi

The police dispersed the people waiting in front of the Forensic Medicine Institution, Timtik's body was brought to the cemevi in Gazi neighborhood.

‘Before we lose lawyer Aytaç Ünsal, too…’

‘Before we lose lawyer Aytaç Ünsal, too…’

Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch has released a statement regarding the death of death fasting lawyer Timtik, calling on everyone to “take a stance against the government’s attitude” before death fasting lawyer Ünsal loses his life, too.

Reactions to lawyer Ebru Timtik’s death

Reactions to lawyer Ebru Timtik’s death

After arrested lawyer Ebru Timtik died on the 238th day of her death fast yesterday, politicians, lawyers and artists have criticized the silence in the face of her demands and underlined the importance of the right to a fair trial.

Lawyer Ebru Timtik dies on 238th day of death fast

Lawyer Ebru Timtik dies on 238th day of death fast

Demanding a fair trial, Timtik had been on a death fast since January 2.

Seven people detained while holding a statement for death fasting lawyers

Seven people detained while holding a statement for death fasting lawyers

Gathering in front of President Erdoğan’s house in Kısıklı, İstanbul to hold a statement for the press for death fasting arrested lawyers Ünsal and Timtik, seven people have been taken into custody by the police.

‘State is obligated to protect right to life’

UNITY FOR DEMOCRACY

‘State is obligated to protect right to life’

The Unity for Democracy (DİB) platform has released a written statement, underlining that the health conditions of death fasting lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal have come to such a critical point that the Justice Minister should use initiative.

‘Ebru, blink if you hear me’

ARRESTED LAWYERS ON A DEATH FAST

‘Ebru, blink if you hear me’

Sharing information about death fasting lawyer Timtik’s health, attorney Betül Vangölü Kozağaçlı says, “If the court does not give a ruling of release for her now and waits for the final ruling of the Court of Cassation, it will mean giving a death sentence.”

27 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘Hospitals are not police stations or prisons, stop misusing them’

‘Hospitals are not police stations or prisons, stop misusing them’

İstanbul Medical Chamber has made a statement about death-fasting arrested lawyers Timtik and Ünsal, who are held in two separate hospitals: “Hospitals are places where people seek a cure for their disease. Stop misusing them as prisons.”

‘We have run out of time for Ebru and Aytaç’

ARRESTED LAWYERS ON A DEATH FAST

‘We have run out of time for Ebru and Aytaç’

Lawyers have made a call for justice for their death-fasting arrested colleagues Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal. Gathering in front of the hospital where Timtik is currently held, they have underlined that “there is no time left for them.”

Belgian lawyers express support for their death fasting arrested colleagues in Turkey

Belgian lawyers express support for their death fasting arrested colleagues in Turkey

In support of Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, their death fasting arrested colleagues in Turkey, a group of Belgian lawyers have gone on a hunger strike and protested in front of Turkey’s Embassy in the capital city of Brussels.

Police intervention against people keeping watch for death fasting lawyers

Police intervention against people keeping watch for death fasting lawyers

The police have attacked the watch kept in front of Sadi Konuk Hospital in İstanbul, where death fasting arrested lawyer Ebru Timtik is currently held. Several people have reportedly been detained during the intervention.

Joint call by lawyers: ‘We don’t want to lose Ebru and Aytaç’

ARRESTED LAWYERS ON A DEATH FAST

Joint call by lawyers: ‘We don’t want to lose Ebru and Aytaç’

Lawyers from Turkey and abroad have released a statement for death fasting arrested lawyers Ünsal and Timtik: "Medical conditions of our colleagues are critical; if they are not released as soon as possible, it will have irreversible consequences.”

Death fasting lawyer Aytaç Ünsal: They eat doner kebab at my door

Death fasting lawyer Aytaç Ünsal: They eat doner kebab at my door

Hospitalized after the court rejected his request for release despite a forensic medical report, death fasting lawyer Ünsal has sent a letter: “I saw two soldiers sitting behind the glass and eating doner kebab or meatball sandwiches while looking me in the eye.”

20 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Constitutional Court rejects death fasting lawyers’ request for release

Constitutional Court rejects death fasting lawyers’ request for release

Rejecting death fasting lawyers’ request for release, the Constitutional Court neither examined the medical reports nor their statements on not being treated at hospital. “There is no serious danger posed to their material or immaterial integrity,” it has concluded.

14 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘State is obligated to ensure fair trial’

‘State is obligated to ensure fair trial’

Rights and health organizations have made a statement for death fasting arrested lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal, who are not released despite a Forensic Medicine Institution report and are currently hospitalized in İstanbul.

Same court, same report, two different decisions

DEATH FASTING LAWYERS

Same court, same report, two different decisions

The attorneys of Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal stated in their application to the Constitutional Court that the lower court's decision not to release the lawyers was "contradictory, unlawful and arbitrary."

11 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez

'Their only demand is a fair trial': Main opposition MP calls for death fasting lawyers' release

'Their only demand is a fair trial': Main opposition MP calls for death fasting lawyers' release

Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal have been on a death fast for 221 and 190 days, respectively.

Application to Constitutional Court for ‘immediate release’ of death-fasting lawyers

Application to Constitutional Court for ‘immediate release’ of death-fasting lawyers

An application has been made to the Constitutional Court for the release of death-fasting arrested lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal. It has been noted that the lawyers are held in pandemic hospitals in conditions worse than prison.

10 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘3 prisoners have gone on a hunger strike to protest violations of rights in Elazığ Prison’

HDP MP ÖNLÜ

‘3 prisoners have gone on a hunger strike to protest violations of rights in Elazığ Prison’

“Held in Elazığ Type T Prison, Hüseyin Bağ and two other inmates staying in the same ward have staged a protest against the raids conducted to wards day and night, swearwords and unjust disciplinary punishments,” says HDP MP Alican Önlü.

'The minister gave instructions, there will be intervention'

LETTER FROM DEATH FASTING LAWYER AYTAÇ ÜNSAL

'The minister gave instructions, there will be intervention'

"The male voice in front of her says, 'There is an instruction from our Minister of Interior, there will be an intervention.' My mother replies, 'I never accept that. I won't allow you to torture my son'."

7 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Dissenting opinion to death fasting lawyers' imprisonment: 'Judicial control could be applied'

Dissenting opinion to death fasting lawyers' imprisonment: 'Judicial control could be applied'

A member of the İstanbul 37th Heavy Penal Court, which rejected the objection to the arrest of Timtik and Ünsal, attached a dissenting opinion to the verdict stating that judicial control measures would be "more proportional".

5 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Death fasting lawyer Aytaç Ünsal: We will resist until the end

Death fasting lawyer Aytaç Ünsal: We will resist until the end

"Ebru fell to 35 kilos. Go to her. Look after her. Don't let her be isolated there. We will win," Aytaç said in his message.

Message from death fasting lawyer Aytaç Ünsal: Don't allow forced intervention

Message from death fasting lawyer Aytaç Ünsal: Don't allow forced intervention

Lawyers Ünsal and Timtik were taken to the hospital after a court rejected their release from prison.

Lawyer Ebru Timtik submits appeal to Court of Cassation over 'permanent witness'

Lawyer Ebru Timtik submits appeal to Court of Cassation over 'permanent witness'

In the death fasting lawyers' application to the Court of Cassation, bianet's reports on witness İ.Ö.'s petition in which he said he was hallucinating and his testimony shouldn't be taken into account were also included.

4 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Death fasting lawyers: 'Conditions in prison were better than hospital'

Death fasting lawyers: 'Conditions in prison were better than hospital'

After the court rejected their request for release, Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal were taken to the hospital for force-feeding.

Forced intervention to death-fasting arrested lawyers

Forced intervention to death-fasting arrested lawyers

Shortly after the court ruled for the continuation of their arrest despite a Forensic Medicine Institution report indicating that “they were not in a state to stay in prison,” death-fasting lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal have been hospitalized.

Death-fasting arrested lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal not released

Death-fasting arrested lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal not released

Physicians of Forensic Medicine Institution who examined death fasting lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal have prepared a report indicating that “it is not suitable for them to stay in prison.” The court has rejected their request for release.

30 July 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘Arrested lawyers must be released’

‘Arrested lawyers must be released’

Releasing a statement about the lawyers arrested as part of Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) trial, the People’s Law Bureau (HHB) has stressed that all arrested lawyers, especially death fasting Timtik and Ünsal, must be released.

Death fasting arrested lawyers referred to Forensic Medicine Institution

Death fasting arrested lawyers referred to Forensic Medicine Institution

The court has accepted the request that death fasting arrested lawyers Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal be examined by the Forensic Medicine Institution.

27 July 2020 Ayça Söylemez

CHP’s Çakırözer visits Osman Kavala, Ebru Timtik in prison

CHP’s Çakırözer visits Osman Kavala, Ebru Timtik in prison

Main opposition CHP MP Utku Çakırözer met businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala, who has been behind bars for 1,000 days, and lawyer Ebru Timtik, who has been on a death fast for her right to a fair trial for 207 days.

‘Why am I on a death fast? Because I selfishly think of myself!’

‘Why am I on a death fast? Because I selfishly think of myself!’

On a death fast for his right to a fair trial, prisoner Karakaya has sent a letter to bianet: “I am thinking of myself and talking about myself with utterly ‘selfish’ feelings. I decided to go on a death fast by thinking of myself.”

20 July 2020 Ayça Söylemez

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