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Turkey Litigation Support Project
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Supporting lawyers & NGOs with litigation activities on human rights violations, democracy, and the rule of law in Turkey.

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TLSP ekibinden Opinio Juris’te yayınlanan ve LGBTQI+ bireylere yönelik süregelen saldırılara dikkat çeken yeni blog yazısı: ‘Türkiye’de Yeni Bir Yargı Paketi Üzerine Tartışmalar, AİHM Önündeki Kaos GL / Türkiye Davasının Aciliyetini Artırıyor’.
opiniojuris.org/2026/01/16/d...
Debate Over a New Judicial Package in Türkiye Heightens the Urgency of Kaos GL v. Türkiye Before the ECtHR
[Nina Keese and Dr. Beril Önder are members of the legal team of the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project, a Middlesex University School of Law–based initiative focused on strategic litig…
opiniojuris.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM
New blogpost! TLSP’s team just published a blogpost on Opinio Juris on how the recent debate over a new judicial package in Türkiye reflects ongoing attacks on LGBTQI+ rights and the urgency of the pending Kaos GL v. Türkiye case before the ECtHR.

opiniojuris.org/2026/01/16/d...
Debate Over a New Judicial Package in Türkiye Heightens the Urgency of Kaos GL v. Türkiye Before the ECtHR
[Nina Keese and Dr. Beril Önder are members of the legal team of the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project, a Middlesex University School of Law–based initiative focused on strategic litig…
opiniojuris.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
*AİHM, OHAL KHK’leriyle ihraç edilenlerin Türkiye aleyhine yaptığı kitlesel başvurular için 1 Ocak 2026’dan itibaren özel usuller uygulamaktadır.

📝Başvuru sürecinin aşamaları : drive.google.com/file/d/1sp04...

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#khk #AİHM
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
*Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi (AİHM) OHAL Kanun Hükmünde Kararnameleri ile meslekten ihraç edilen kamu görevlileri tarafından Türkiye aleyhine yapılan kitlesel başvuruların yapılma biçimine dair 1 Ocak 2026 itibarıyla özel kurallar uygulamaya başladı.
#khk #ahim
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Turkey: Drop Bogus Charges against Istanbul Bar Association Leadership
38 human rights and lawyers’ organisations called on the authorities to immediately terminate the abusive criminal proceedings and drop the charges.
Statement: turkeylitigationsupport.com/s/Turkey-_-D...
@istbarosu.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Türkiye: İstanbul Barosu yönetimine isnat edilen temelsiz suçlamalar düşürülmelidir
38 imzacı örgüt ceza yargılamalarının kötüye kullanılmasına derhal son vermeye ve suçlamaları düşürmeye çağırdı.
📄 Açıklama metni: turkeylitigationsupport.com/s/Turkiye-_-...
@istbarosu.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
@tr-litigation.bsky.social , @hrw.org & @icjurists.bsky.social Türkiye’de kurulan Millî Dayanışma, Kardeşlik ve Demokrasi Komisyonu’na ortak bir brifing sunduklarını duyurdu.

Brifing ➡️
www.turkeylitigationsupport.com/blog/2025/11...

#HukukunÜstünlüğü #UmutHakkı #TBMMkomisyon
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
@tr-litigation.bsky.social , @hrw.org & @icjurists.bsky.social have submitted a joint briefing to Türkiye’s National Solidarity, Brotherhood/Sisterhood & Democracy Commission.
Brief➡️ turkeylitigationsupport.com/blog/2025/11...

#RuleOfLaw #TransitionalJustice #RightToHope #HumanRights
#TBMMkomisyon
November 6, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Thousands in Türkiye face lifelong imprisonment without any prospect of release. Ahead of this week’s CoE Committee of Ministers meeting, TLSP, ELDH, MAF-DAD & LLG submitted a Rule 9.2 communication urging reforms to meet #ECHR standards: lnkd.in/e6tUM5Cf

#RightToHope #Rule92 #GurbanGroup
September 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Türkiye’de AK Bakanlar Komitesi, bu hafta Türkiye’de umut hakkı tanınmayan binlerce ağırlaştırılmış müebbet mahpusunu ilgilendiren Gurban Grubu kararlarını görüşüyor. TLSP, ELDH, MAF-DAD ve LLG, gerekli reformları içeren bir Kural 9.2 bildirimi sundu: static1.squarespace.com/static/5b8bb...
September 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
With the hearing against the Istanbul Bar leaders underway today and tomorrow, TLSP's Róisín Pillay & @aysebingoldemir.bsky.social wrote an op-ed at @opiniojuris.bsky.social on the case, rule of law & human rights implications, & the amicus brief submitted by 12 orgs: opiniojuris.org/2025/09/09/the
The Case of the Istanbul Bar Association: Justice on Trial in Türkiye?
[Róisín Pillay is a supervisor and Ayşe Bingöl Demir is the director of the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project, a Middlesex University School of Law–based initiative focused on strategi…
opiniojuris.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🔔 İstanbul Barosu yönetimine karşı açılan davaya, 9-10 Eylül duruşmaları öncesi TLSP ve 11 uluslararası hak örgütünden ortak amicus görüşü (lnkd.in/eW5zsd9W) ve açıklama (lnkd.in/eu65b7w9 ):
“Bu dava, baro ve avukatların bağımsızlığına yönelik doğrudan bir saldırıdır.” 🔔
September 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🔔 Amicus Curiae intervention submitted by TLSP and 11 other legal and human rights organisations in the legal proceedings against the Istanbul Bar Association 🔔

Read the full brief and our joint statement here: turkeylitigationsupport.com/blog/2025/9/...

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September 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🆕 EU briefing by TLSP, HRW, and ICJ on Türkiye’s challenge to EU founding values and rule of law standards, recommending engagement tied with human rights, judicial independence, and implementation of ECtHR judgments ⬇️ @hrw.org @icjurists.bsky.social
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June 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
⚖️Uluslararası hukuk ve insan hakları toplumu ortak açıklaması: Türkiye’deki avukatlık mesleğine yönelik saldırılar kabul edilemez. Uluslararası toplum, bağımsız avukatlık mesleğini ve kurumlarını bastırmak için adalet sistemininin kötüye kullanılmasını alenen kınamalı.🇹🇷🧵⬇️
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
⚖️ Joint statement by the international legal and human rights community: Turkey's escalating attacks on the Istanbul Bar Association, its leadership, and members of the legal profession are an affront to the independence of the legal profession and the rule of law.🇹🇷🧵⬇️
April 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM