Istanbul – ELDH

ELDH European Association of Lawyers
for Democracy & World Human Rights

EJDM Europäische Vereinigung von Juristinnen & Juristen für Demokratie und Menschenrechte in der Welt
EJDH Association Européenne des Juristes pour la Démocratie & les Droits de l’Homme
EJDH Asociacion Europea de los Juristas por la Democracia y los Derechos Humanos en el Mundo
EGDU Associazione Europea delle Giuriste e dei Giuristi per la Democrazia e i diritti dell’Uomo nel Mondo

Report on the observation of the Att. Bedirhan Sarsılmaz case, Istanbul, 6 May 2025

“There is nothing of substance in the case file”Report on the observation of the first and final hearing in the case against Att. Bedirhan Sarsılmaz, Istanbul, 6 May 2025 On 28 October 2024, Att. Bedirhan Sarsılmaz, who is a member of the lawyers’ association Özgürlük için Hukukçular Derneği (ÖHD, Association of Lawyers for Freedom), was …

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Letter of solidarity with the Istanbul Bar Association

The Democratic Lawyers of Switzerland (DJS) and the European Association of Lawyersfor Democracy & World Human Rights (ELDH) strongly condemn the actions of the authoritiesof Turkey against the Istanbul Bar Association and its executive board. The criminalinvestigations, removal proceedings, and ongoing arbitrary detention of board memberFırat Epözdemir represent not legitimate legal measures but yet another …

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