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'ECtHR cannot issue a violation decision by conducting evidence examination'

JUSTICE MINISTER CLAIMS:

'ECtHR cannot issue a violation decision by conducting evidence examination'

Justice Minister Yılmaz Tunç claimed that the ECtHR has opted for evaluating evidence when it comes to FETÖ trials, and "has shown from the outset that it will not conduct an impartial trial and has made a decision contrary to the law and the European Convention on Human Rights."

27 September 2023

ECtHR ruling on use of ByLock app

ECtHR ruling on use of ByLock app

The ECtHR has concluded that in the absence of other evidence, the use of ByLock encrypted communication app, regarded as evidence of “FETÖ membership”, does not lead to reasonable suspicion in itself with regards to the committal of offenses charged.

Constitutional Court: Detecting 'ByLock' users not interference in private life

Constitutional Court: Detecting 'ByLock' users not interference in private life

ByLock is a messaging application that is considered as an evidence of membership of the "Fethullahist Terrorist Organization [FETÖ]," the group held responsible for the July 2016 coup attempt.

13 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Former News Agency Intelligence Chief Aydemir Acquitted in First Hearing

Former News Agency Intelligence Chief Aydemir Acquitted in First Hearing

Arrested for using encrypted communication software ByLock, former İhlas News Agency Chief of Intelligence Aydemir has been acquitted in the first hearing.

Arrested Cumhuriyet Accountant İper Released

Arrested Cumhuriyet Accountant İper Released

Arrested Cumhuriyet daily accountant Emre İper who was among the holders of 11,480 GSM numbers that Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office reported to have installed ByLock, unknowingly on their cell phones, has been released after 267 days behind bars.

29 December 2017

List By Prosecutor’s Office Confirms, Arrested Cumhuriyet Accountant İper Never Used ByLock

List By Prosecutor’s Office Confirms, Arrested Cumhuriyet Accountant İper Never Used ByLock

Arrested Cumhuriyet daily accountant Emre İper is among the holders of 11 thousand 480 GSM numbers that Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office reported to have installed ByLock, an encrypted communication software allegedly used among Gülen Community, unknowingly on their cell phones.

28 December 2017

‘11 Thousand 480 People Installed ByLock Unknowingly’, Says Chief Prosecutor’s Office

‘11 Thousand 480 People Installed ByLock Unknowingly’, Says Chief Prosecutor’s Office

Ankara Chief Prosecutor’s Office has reported that 11 thousand 480 people have installed ByLock, an encrypted communication software allegedly used among Gülen Community, unknowingly on their cell phones.

27 December 2017

9 Journalists Arrested in ByLock Investigation

9 Journalists Arrested in ByLock Investigation

9 of the 11 journalists taken into custody on claims that they had been using ByLock, an encrypted communication software allegedly used among members of Gülen community, have been arrested.

Detention Order Issued For 72 People From Boğaziçi, Medeniyet Universities

Detention Order Issued For 72 People From Boğaziçi, Medeniyet Universities

An operation has been carried out into Boğaziçi University and İstanbul Medeniyet University employers regarding the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization.

Operations into Ankara Municipalities For Using ‘ByLock’

Operations into Ankara Municipalities For Using ‘ByLock’

Detention warrants have been issued for 79 people including employers of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality as well as Keçiören, Sincan and Kahramankazan Municipalities for using “ByLock”, an encrypted software used by members of the Gülen community for communication.

Both Daughters of Dink Case Defendant Yılmazer Detained

Both Daughters of Dink Case Defendant Yılmazer Detained

Daughter of Yılmazer, who is one of the Hrant Dink case defendants and the former Director of Intelligence Bureau, was detained today.