Lawyers and human rights groups denounced the trial as a farcical attempt to prolong the detention of dissidents on trumped-up charges already found to be inadequate. NYT, 8 October 2021
Lawyers and human rights groups denounced the trial as a farcical attempt to prolong the detention of dissidents on trumped-up charges already found to be inadequate.
NYT, 8 October 2021
Der türkische Kulturmäzen Osman Kavala sitzt seit vier Jahren ohne Urteil in Untersuchungshaft. Nun wird erneut gegen ihn und 51 Unterstützer der Gezi-Proteste verhandelt. Für die Türkei kann das politisch gefährlich werden. Süddeutsche Zeitung, 8 October 2021
Der türkische Kulturmäzen Osman Kavala sitzt seit vier Jahren ohne Urteil in Untersuchungshaft. Nun wird erneut gegen ihn und 51 Unterstützer der Gezi-Proteste verhandelt. Für die Türkei kann das politisch gefährlich werden.
Süddeutsche Zeitung, 8 October 2021
Turkish authorities behind the legal saga have been criticised by the European Court of Human Rights. Gareth Harris, 31 August 2021
Turkish authorities behind the legal saga have been criticised by the European Court of Human Rights.
Gareth Harris, 31 August 2021
A court gave consent to its own request two merge two cases concerning the 2013 Gezi Park protests, Osman Kavala's attorneys have said. Bianet, 5 August 2021
A court gave consent to its own request two merge two cases concerning the 2013 Gezi Park protests, Osman Kavala's attorneys have said.
Bianet, 5 August 2021
The U.S. and other nations are calling for the imprisoned businessman's release. Kate Brown, 26 May 2021
The U.S. and other nations are calling for the imprisoned businessman's release.
Kate Brown, 26 May 2021
Critics say the legal saga, which has kept Kavala behind bars for nearly four years without a conviction, is one of the most glaring examples of political interference in the legal system under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ayla Jean Yackley, 21 May 2021
Critics say the legal saga, which has kept Kavala behind bars for nearly four years without a conviction, is one of the most glaring examples of political interference in the legal system under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Ayla Jean Yackley, 21 May 2021
Judge rejects new request for Osman Kavala, among 16 other people on trial, to be freed from custody. The Guardian, 21 May 2021
Judge rejects new request for Osman Kavala, among 16 other people on trial, to be freed from custody.
The Guardian, 21 May 2021
The court rejected a request for Kavala to be released from custody and set the next hearing for August 6. Al Jazeera, 21 May 2021
The court rejected a request for Kavala to be released from custody and set the next hearing for August 6.
Al Jazeera, 21 May 2021
The call came ahead of the first hearing of the Gezi retrial which will take place on May 21. Duvar English, 20 May 2021
The call came ahead of the first hearing of the Gezi retrial which will take place on May 21.
Duvar English, 20 May 2021
A new court date looms for Osman Kavala but he knows all too well that political considerations will again outweigh any evidence presented. Hannah Lucinda Smith, 18 May 2021
A new court date looms for Osman Kavala but he knows all too well that political considerations will again outweigh any evidence presented.
Hannah Lucinda Smith, 18 May 2021
Turkish Constitutional Court (AYM) member Engin Yıldırım, who adopted a dissenting opinion in Osman Kavala's case, has referred to authorities' refusal to release the renowned philanthropist as a 'Kafkaesque legal spiral.' DuvarEnglish, 23 March 2021
Turkish Constitutional Court (AYM) member Engin Yıldırım, who adopted a dissenting opinion in Osman Kavala's case, has referred to authorities' refusal to release the renowned philanthropist as a 'Kafkaesque legal spiral.'
DuvarEnglish, 23 March 2021
After more than three years in jail without a conviction, one of Turkey’s highest-profile detainees, Osman Kavala, is “not optimistic” that President Tayyip Erdogan’s planned reforms can change a judiciary he says is being used to silence dissidents. Ali Küçükgöçmen, 8 March 2021
After more than three years in jail without a conviction, one of Turkey’s highest-profile detainees, Osman Kavala, is “not optimistic” that President Tayyip Erdogan’s planned reforms can change a judiciary he says is being used to silence dissidents.
Ali Küçükgöçmen, 8 March 2021
Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk said that Turkish society's normalization was dependent on the release of "political prisoners," giving Osman Kavala as an example of "the brave people of Turkey who are serving time in prison." DuvarEnglish, 23 March 2021
Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk said that Turkish society's normalization was dependent on the release of "political prisoners," giving Osman Kavala as an example of "the brave people of Turkey who are serving time in prison."
Absurdly, the respected philanthropist Osman Kavala is charged with plotting against the state, while his cultural organization, Anadolu Kültür, is also threatened with being shut down. Marc Pierini, 2 March 2021
Absurdly, the respected philanthropist Osman Kavala is charged with plotting against the state, while his cultural organization, Anadolu Kültür, is also threatened with being shut down.
Marc Pierini, 2 March 2021
Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, and Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project have submitted a recommendation to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding the Osman Kavala case. Bianet, 1 March 2021
Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists, and Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project have submitted a recommendation to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding the Osman Kavala case.
Bianet, 1 March 2021
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