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Former Supreme Court member Uğur: I have been treated as a captive in prison for 9 months, I have no life security.
November 2, 2021
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ENDLESS PURGE | Council of Judges and Prosecutors suspends more 14 judges and prosecutors on 30 Oktober 2021 in Turkey. Hundreds of investigations are ongoing.
November 1, 2021
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Purge-victim judge Abdünnasır Aslan died of Covid-19 on 7 October 2021 after serving 2 years in prison and conditional release
October 11, 2021
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The tombstone of former woman judge Gülsüm Coşar, who died in exile at the age of 31, explains what millions went through due to the persecution of the State of Emergency: "Our heart is like a bird forced to migrate before learning to fly"
September 11, 2021
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Mahmut Kış, former member of the Court of Cassation, who was dismissed and arrested on the pretext of the July 15 coup attempt, died of a heart attack
September 9, 2021
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Purge-victim woman judge Gülsüm COŞAR died of heart-related causes at the age of 31 on 1st September 2021. She left behind a 5-year-old son and a husband, former prosecutor, in prison.
September 4, 2021
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ECtHR ruled that Turkey violated the rights of arrested judge Erdal Tercan, former member of Constitutional Court
July 4, 2021
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Turkish Supreme Court of Appeals upholds 17-26 years prison sentences for former prosecutors in MİT trucks case
July 4, 2021
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Jurists for Jurists' letter to Turkish MoJ: Judge Ahmet Kaya treated inhumanely in prison
June 7, 2021
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Judge Mehmet Dölen, who was dismissed and kept in prison for 26 months, passed away of covid-19 on 1st June 2021
June 2, 2021
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What evidences did prosecutor loyal to Erdogan Regime collect as part of the investigation against the detained judges and prosecutors in Turkey?
May 30, 2021
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Public prosecutors loyal to Erdogan Regime probed the tallies of ballot boxes where arrested judges casted their votes in the previous general and local elections
May 30, 2021
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Every 23rd May, MEDEL honours Giovanni Falcone, assassinated by the mafia in 1992, marking this day as Alert Day for the Independence of Justice. This year, MEDEL honours the memory of the brave magistrates (and families) from Turkey who gave their lives after unfairly imprisoned
May 26, 2021
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Being purged from his job as a judge after the 15 July coup attempt, Eyüp Sarı is doing farming
April 19, 2021
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Judge Alparslan Güngör, who was dismissed and kept in prison for 3 years, passed away of lung cancer on 16th April 2021
April 18, 2021
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Dismissed judge Kasım Davas was rearrested and humiliated by Police on 20 March 2021
March 22, 2021
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In remembrance of Turkey's killed judges and lawyers
March 14, 2021
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Former judge Mustafa Genç performs the art of calligraphy despite the block of prison administration
November 25, 2020
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Expelled top judge Erdal Tercan is severely infected with Covid-19 in prison and not released although he is still under treatment at a hospital
November 19, 2020
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ICJ condemns dismissal of 8 judges and 3 prosecutors by Turkey Council of Judges and Prosecutors as fundamentally unfair, in breach of humanrights, fairtrial and RuleofLaw
October 21, 2020
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ENDLESS PURGE: 11 more judges and prosecutors are dismissed in Turkey
October 19, 2020
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Former judge Hüsamettin Uğur, who was arrested and tortured in prison, now gets disciplinary punishment
October 19, 2020
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The Platform for an Independent Judiciary in Turkey, of which MEDEL is a member, has released a statement, marking another anniversary of the attempted coup d'Etat in Turkey.
October 19, 2020
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Former judge Yavuz Aydın wrote an article for Ahval English on recent amnesty bill in Turkey
April 30, 2020
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Former member of the Court of Cassation Mehmet Sait Demiröz was sent back to prison following a lung-operation amid the high risk of COVID-19. He has also been suffering from diabet and serious heart problems.
April 29, 2020
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Former prosecutor Mehmet Yurt was sentenced to 6 years 3 months in prison on 10 January 2020
January 26, 2020
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Former prosecutor Mustafa Kemal Tunç was sentenced to 6 years 3 months in prison on 26 December 2019
January 26, 2020
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Former prosecutor Muammer Taha Ekim was sentenced to 7 years 6 months in prison on 23 December 2019
January 26, 2020
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Former judge couple Abdurrahim and Burçin Yavuz were sentenced to 6 years 3 months in prison on 24 December 2019
January 26, 2020
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On 15 October 2019, Constitutional Court found inadmissible the individual application lodged by Aydin Sefa Akay, associate judge at the UN’s Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunal and retired ambassador. Convicted of being a member of armed terrorist organisation on the ground of using ByLock, he was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison.
January 26, 2020
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