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
Ahead of today’s hearing, the Human Rights Ambassadors of eight European countries have released a joint statement and called on the authorities to implement the ECtHR judgments and immediately release arrested businessperson Kavala. Bianet, 5 February 2021
Ahead of today’s hearing, the Human Rights Ambassadors of eight European countries have released a joint statement and called on the authorities to implement the ECtHR judgments and immediately release arrested businessperson Kavala.
Bianet, 5 February 2021
Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, has commented on Turkey’s failure to release businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala despite the judgment of the ECtHR. Bianet, 26 January 2021
Marija Pejčinović Burić, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, has commented on Turkey’s failure to release businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala despite the judgment of the ECtHR.
Bianet, 26 January 2021
The General Assembly of the Constitutional Court has concluded that arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala’s right to personal liberty and security has not been violated. Bianet, 29 December 2020
The General Assembly of the Constitutional Court has concluded that arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala’s right to personal liberty and security has not been violated.
Bianet, 29 December 2020
Amnesty International's senior Turkey campaigner Milena Buyum called it "a shameful day that brings a dark cloud over Turkey's beleaguered judiciary and highlights its lack of independence". Bangkok Post, 29 December 2020
Amnesty International's senior Turkey campaigner Milena Buyum called it "a shameful day that brings a dark cloud over Turkey's beleaguered judiciary and highlights its lack of independence".
Bangkok Post, 29 December 2020
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