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Istanbul Bar Association on the Street for Press Freedom

Istanbul Bar Association on the Street for Press Freedom

About 500 members of the Istanbul Bar Association demonstrated against custody and arrests of journalists on Tuesday and called for an independent judiciary. Their motto was "Rule of law instead of police state". They laid down a wreath in front of the Atatürk bust.

23 March 2011 Elif Gençkal

505 Lawyers Call for End of Military Operations

505 Lawyers Call for End of Military Operations

505 lawyers of the Istanbul Bar Association issued a full-page advertisement in the four nationwide dailies Radikal, Evrensel, Taraf and Birgün to call for an end of the military operation in south-eastern Turkey.

23 July 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Death of Türkan Saylan: "State Should Apologise"

Death of Türkan Saylan: "State Should Apologise"

Prof. Dr. Kaboğlu has demanded that the state issue an apology over its treatment of Prof. Dr. Saylan shortly before her death. Many NGOs expressed their sadness over her death.

19 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu