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Parliamentary Commission convenes for HDP MP Semra Güzel

Parliamentary Commission convenes for HDP MP Semra Güzel

Making defense in place of HDP MP Semra Güzel in the face of summaries of proceedings seeking to lift her immunity, HDP MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu said, “Anonymous witness is not lawful, it should be lifted. We are watching history repeat itself.”

3 February 2022

Parliamentary Commission gives time to HDP’s Semra Güzel to make defense

Parliamentary Commission gives time to HDP’s Semra Güzel to make defense

The Drafting Commission established to discuss the two summaries of proceedings seeking to lift the legislative immunity of HDP MP Semra Güzel has given her time to make her oral and written defense.

21 January 2022

Şule Çet case | Defendants’ lawyer sentenced to prison

Şule Çet case | Defendants’ lawyer sentenced to prison

The lawyer of the defendants convicted over the death of Şule Çet has been sentenced to prison for “unlawfully obtaining and disseminating her personal data”.

Closure case | HDP submits defense to Constitutional Court

Closure case | HDP submits defense to Constitutional Court

Lawyer Ümit Dede spoke about the HDP’s preliminary defense: “When we examine the second indictment, we see that the reasons for returning the first one have not been eliminated. These reasons also require the immediate dismissal of the case.”

8 November 2021

78 bar associations say 'attack on defense is unacceptable'

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78 bar associations say 'attack on defense is unacceptable'

Raising concerns about the mounting threats and attacks against the right to defense, the 78 bar associations demand the suspension of the presiding judge and the police who took the Diyarbakır Bar Chair and lawyers out of the courtroom by force.

15 September 2021

Constitutional Court accepts HDP’s request for additional time in closure case

Constitutional Court accepts HDP’s request for additional time in closure case

When will the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) make its defense in the closure case? How will the legal process proceed?

2 September 2021

Council of State requests Presidency’s defense for withdrawing from İstanbul Convention

Council of State requests Presidency’s defense for withdrawing from İstanbul Convention

As part of a lawsuit filed against Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention by a Presidential decision, the Council of State has asked the Presidency for defense regarding the reasons behind this decision as to both merits and procedure.

3 ministries make defense in Ayşe Tuba Arslan feminicide case

3 ministries make defense in Ayşe Tuba Arslan feminicide case

Killed by her ex-husband despite 23 criminal complaints and several protection orders, Ayşe Tuba Arslan’s parents filed a suit for damages. The Ministries of Justice, Interior and Family have presented their defense statements as part of this case.

ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense in sendika.org case

ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense in sendika.org case

In the lawsuit filed into the access blocks on sendika.org news website, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has requested Turkey’s defense.

20 October 2020

Presidency: Press Card Not a Must for Journalistic Activities

Presidency: Press Card Not a Must for Journalistic Activities

Submitting a petition to the Council of State as part of a lawsuit filed for the annulment of the new Press Card Regulation, the Presidency has argued that “a person is not obliged to have a press card to engage in journalistic activities.”

28 October 2019

S-400 Delivery Starts

S-400 Delivery Starts

The Ministry of National Defense has announced that the first parts of S-400 Long-Range Air Defense and Missile Defense System have been delivered to Turkey.