Human Rights Watch's 2025 report highlights Turkey's entrenched corruption, defiance of ECtHR rulings, and ongoing persecution of dissenters under Erdoğan's leadership. Judicial independence erodes, with thousands detained for alleged Gülen ties and widespread media censorship. Economic crises fuel xenophobia towards refugees, while women face rising violence and inadequate protections.| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative - Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders
The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office seeks the dismissal of the Istanbul Bar Association's leadership, accusing them of spreading terrorist propaganda and misleading information. This legal action follows the Bar's statement on the deaths of journalists in Syria. The Bar claims the investigation violates legal protections for their organization, highlighting increased government interference in Turkey's legal profession.| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative - Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders
The Council of Europe's advisory body adopts its report concluding that the executive branch controls the Turkish judiciary.| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative - Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders
TALI submits six reports to the Human Rights Council for Turkey’s review| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and The Arrested Lawyers Initiative have released a detailed report highlighting the declining independence of the legal profession and bar associations in Turkey. The report underscores the targeting of law professionals through unfair trials, arbitrary detainment, imprisonment and harassment, as well as the alarming misuse of counter-terrorism legislation to prosecute lawyers in the course of their legitimate work.| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative - Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders