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Osman Kavala

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Constitutional Court to review Kavala’s application on December 15
Constitutional Court to review Kavala’s application on December 15
Having postponed reviewing the individual application of arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala in September, the Constitutional Court has announced that it will examine his application next Tuesday.
11 December 2020
Kavala’s ‘Letters from Silivri’ is at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Kavala’s ‘Letters from Silivri’ is at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
Directed by Adrian Figueroa based on the letters of Osman Kavala from Silivri Prison, “Letters from Silivri” has been selected to the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, a prestigious short film festival in France.
8 December 2020
Council of Europe calls for Osman Kavala's release
Council of Europe calls for Osman Kavala's release
The Council's Committee of Ministers has adopted an interim resolution about the imprisonment of the businessperson.
4 December 2020
Trial of Osman Kavala: European foundations reject Turkey's allegation of 'espionage'
Trial of Osman Kavala: European foundations reject Turkey's allegation of 'espionage'
In the bill of indictment against imprisoned businessperson Osman Kavala, several organizations are accused of being engaged in intelligence activities in Turkey.
1 December 2020
Erdoğan says opposition interferes with judicial independence, urges judges to take action
Erdoğan says opposition interferes with judicial independence, urges judges to take action
The opposition's criticism of "politically motivated" trials was an interference with the judiciary, according to the president.
26 November 2020
Bülent Arınç resigns from Presidential High Advisory Board
Bülent Arınç resigns from Presidential High Advisory Board
Criticized by President and AKP Chair Erdoğan for saying that Selahattin Demirtaş and Osman Kavala should be released, Presidential High Advisory Board member Arınç, also a former Parliamentary Speaker from the AKP, has resigned from office.
25 November 2020
‘No one’s personal opinion can be associated with President or AKP’
FROM ERDOĞAN TO ARINÇ
‘No one’s personal opinion can be associated with President or AKP’
While Erdoğan has responded to Presidential High Advisory Board member Bülent Arınç’s criticisms about the continued arrest of Kavala and Demirtaş, he has also reiterated that “Turkey is an inseparable part of Europe.”
23 November 2020
'I protested when I read the indictments against Demirtaş, Kavala'
PRESIDENTIAL HIGH ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
'I protested when I read the indictments against Demirtaş, Kavala'
Bülent Arınç, a member of the Presidential High Advisory Board, says that he protested when he read the indictments against Selahattin Demirtaş and Osman Kavala: “I thought that they could not be even a child’s work, I even felt like wearing my tog.”
20 November 2020
‘If you are sincere, Kavala must be free and Berberoğlu must return to Parliament’
‘If you are sincere, Kavala must be free and Berberoğlu must return to Parliament’
CHP MP Çakırözer visited Ayhan Bilgen, HDP’s dismissed Kars Co-Mayor, in prison in Ankara. Addressing the reporters after his visit, he has commented on the remarks of Justice Minister Gül, who said, “Constitutional Court decisions are binding.”
17 November 2020
PEN Ukraine sends a letter of solidarity to Osman Kavala
PEN Ukraine sends a letter of solidarity to Osman Kavala
In his letter addressed to arrested businessperson Kavala, novelist Andrey Kurkov says, “Your entire situation seems to me so surreal that, if I did not know that it was your reality, I would assume it was a story by Orwell. Maybe with the help of Kafka…”
17 November 2020
Ali Babacan: Osman Kavala's file is an utter travesty of law
Ali Babacan: Osman Kavala's file is an utter travesty of law
DEVA Party Chair Babacan, also a former deputy PM from the ruling AKP, has said, “Osman Kavala has been behind bars for over a thousand days. I had his case files examined by our fellow legists. They are pathetic, it is an utter travesty of law.”
16 November 2020
Judicial overseeing body to examine decisions about Osman Kavala's imprisonment
Judicial overseeing body to examine decisions about Osman Kavala's imprisonment
After the document was published on social media, the Council released a statement, saying that it was "a routine practice."
13 November 2020
‘Second politically motivated trial for Osman Kavala’
HRW & ICJ STATEMENT ON NEW INDICTMENT
‘Second politically motivated trial for Osman Kavala’
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) have released a statement about the second indictment brought against arrested businessperson Osman Kavala: “The second politically motivated trial for rights defender.”
26 October 2020
PACE urges Turkey to stop harassing the opposition
ANKARA SHARPLY CRTICIZED BY EUROPE
PACE urges Turkey to stop harassing the opposition
Parliamentary Assembly of The Council of Europe warns Turkey that Council of Europe membership might be at stake unless human rights, democracy and rule of law are reinstated and harassment of the opposition is immediately ended.
24 October 2020
Campaign for Osman Kavala: Crime not found
3RD YEAR BEHIND BARS
Campaign for Osman Kavala: Crime not found
Yesterday marked the 3rd year since businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala was taken into custody. In a video shared on “Free Osman Kavala” website, people are seen to be shuffling through book pages, unable to find a sentence.
19 October 2020
Prosecutor who issued second indictment against Kavala appointed as vice minister
Prosecutor who issued second indictment against Kavala appointed as vice minister
Hasan Yılmaz, the İstanbul Deputy Chief Public Prosecutor who has issued the second indictment against arrested rights defender and businessperson Osman Kavala, has been appointed as the Vice Justice Minister.
16 October 2020
‘New indictment against Osman Kavala constitutes the denial of law’
SOLIDARITY NETWORK FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
‘New indictment against Osman Kavala constitutes the denial of law’
The Solidarity Network for Human Rights Defenders has made a call for the release of arrested businessperson and rights defender Kavala, who has been behind bars for 1,080 days: “There is no evidence that will justify the investigation against him.”
15 October 2020
Attorneys: Indictment against Osman Kavala nothing more than 'hypothetical fiction'
Attorneys: Indictment against Osman Kavala nothing more than 'hypothetical fiction'
By "concealing" the verdict of acquittal and provisions and evidence in favor of the defendants, the prosecutor failed to perform his duty, according to the attorneys.
9 October 2020
Amnesty International: Indictment against Osman Kavala 'absurd'
Amnesty International: Indictment against Osman Kavala 'absurd'
"Kafkaesque is an overused cliché but in the case of Osman Kavala, it is chillingly apt," Muiznieks has said.
9 October 2020
Constitutional Court postpones reviewing Osman Kavala’s application
Constitutional Court postpones reviewing Osman Kavala’s application
The Constitutional Court has postponed its session where the individual application of arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala will be reviewed. Kavala previously applied to court on the grounds that “his arrest was not legal.”
29 September 2020
Ministry of Justice defends imprisonment of Osman Kavala
Ministry of Justice defends imprisonment of Osman Kavala
Ministry of Justice has expressed an opinion about the arrest of Osman Kavala upon the request of the Constitutional Court. It has referred to phone conversations between Kavala - Henri Barkey that do not exist in the HTS records as “evidence.”
16 September 2020
Hrant Dink Awards granted to Osman Kavala and Mozn Hassan
Hrant Dink Awards granted to Osman Kavala and Mozn Hassan
This year’s International Hrant Dink Awards have been granted to arrested human rights activist and businessperson Osman Kavala from Turkey and women’s rights advocate Mozn Hassan from Egypt.
16 September 2020
‘Demirtaş and Kavala are behind bars because Erdoğan wants it’
MAIN OPPOSITION CHP CHAIR
‘Demirtaş and Kavala are behind bars because Erdoğan wants it’
Addressing the reporters before CHP’s closed-door Party Assembly meeting, party chair Kılıçdaroğlu has said that former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş and businessperson Osman Kavala are arrested because President Erdoğan wants it.
9 September 2020
Joint call by rights organizations: ‘Release Osman Kavala’
Joint call by rights organizations: ‘Release Osman Kavala’
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project urge Turkey to comply with the Council of Europe order and release businessperson and rights defender Kavala.
8 September 2020
‘Demand for Osman Kavala’s release has grown louder’
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
‘Demand for Osman Kavala’s release has grown louder’
Shortly after the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has called on Turkey to implement the ECtHR ruling on Osman Kavala, Amnesty International has released a statement emphasizing that “the demand for his release is growing louder.’
4 September 2020
Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe: Implement ECtHR ruling on Kavala
Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe: Implement ECtHR ruling on Kavala
Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe notes that though Kavala has been arrested as part of another investigation, the rights violations detected by the ECtHR are still in place and, therefore, the ruling of release must be implemented.
4 September 2020
Turkey says US statement on Osman Kavala ‘conflicts with principle of rule of law’
Turkey says US statement on Osman Kavala ‘conflicts with principle of rule of law’
Spokesperson for Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Hami Aksoy has responded to US Department of State’s call on Turkey to release businessperson and rights defender Kavala: “Everyone has to respect this process conducted by independent courts.”
28 July 2020
Statements by the US and EU on Osman Kavala’s continued arrest
Statements by the US and EU on Osman Kavala’s continued arrest
Yesterday marked the 1,000th day of arrested rights defender and businessperson Osman Kavala’s imprisonment. The US and the European Union have released statements, raising concerns over “deterioration in basic rights” in Turkey.
28 July 2020
A thousand words for Osman Kavala: Conscience and conscientious
A thousand words for Osman Kavala: Conscience and conscientious
Friends and loved ones of Osman Kavala have answered the question, “Which word would you use to describe him?” The most frequent answers are: “Conscience and conscientious”, “modest and modesty”, “good and goodness” and “human.”
27 July 2020
‘It is simply incomprehensible why Osman Kavala is still behind bars’
GERMANY’S COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
‘It is simply incomprehensible why Osman Kavala is still behind bars’
Bärbel Kofler from Germany’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement on the 1,000th day of businessperson and rights defender Kavala’s arrest: “I look with increasing concern at the status of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms in Turkey.”
27 July 2020
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.
27 July 2020
‘My arrest is a fantastic fiction’
KAVALA ANSWERED QUESTIONS OF BIANET
‘My arrest is a fantastic fiction’
Today marks the 1,000th day of businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala’s imprisonment. Kavala has answered the questions of bianet.
27 July 2020 Hikmet Adal
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