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Lawyers file complaint against Red Crescent officials over selling of tents after quakes

Lawyers file complaint against Red Crescent officials over selling of tents after quakes

The selling of the tents violated the principles of the Red Crescent and human rights law, the TTB argued.

Union of bars files case against switch to remote education due to earthquakes

Union of bars files case against switch to remote education due to earthquakes

Higher education will continue online, with earthquake survivors placed in university dormitories.

28 February 2023

Bartın mine explosion: Lawyers' groups take action to prevent 'spoliation of evidence'

Bartın mine explosion: Lawyers' groups take action to prevent 'spoliation of evidence'

The lawyers demand that suspects related to the firedamp explosion be prohibited from entering the mine site to prevent the concealment of evidence and the seizing of information and documents required for technical examination.

18 October 2022

Union of bars seeks annulment of amendment to Press Ethical Principles

Union of bars seeks annulment of amendment to Press Ethical Principles

The amended principles include "vague restrictions" on press freedom, the TTB has said.

6 September 2022

Concert bans in Turkey 'unconstitutional and arbitrary,' says head of Turkish Bar Associations

Concert bans in Turkey 'unconstitutional and arbitrary,' says head of Turkish Bar Associations

The judiciary must take actions against the bans, Erinç Sağkan has said. "This is exactly why the judiciary exists."

6 June 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Union of Turkish Bar Associations files lawsuit seeking annulment of midnight music ban

Union of Turkish Bar Associations files lawsuit seeking annulment of midnight music ban

The Ministry of Interior is not authorized to adjust music broadcast hours, and the ban damages the freedom of science and arts, the TBB has stated.

Academics of Boğaziçi University visit Union of Turkish Bar Associations

Academics of Boğaziçi University visit Union of Turkish Bar Associations

The academics and alumni of Boğaziçi University met Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) Chair Erinç Sağkan and requested that a Higher Education Commission be established under the roof of the TBB.

24 February 2022

Union of Turkish Bar Associations takes legal action against increases in electricity prices

Union of Turkish Bar Associations takes legal action against increases in electricity prices

Underlining that electricity shall be offered to citizens in line with the public good, the TTB has filed a lawsuit demanding the annulment of the related Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) decisions.

11 February 2022

Ankara Bar Chair Sağkan elected the head of Union of Turkish Bar Associations

Ankara Bar Chair Sağkan elected the head of Union of Turkish Bar Associations

Ankara Bar Association Chair Erinç Sağkan has been elected the new Chair of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB), defeating Metin Feyzioğlu by receiving the votes of 181 delegates out of 348. Feyzioğlu has received 156 votes.

6 December 2021

Delegates call an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting’ against Union of Bar Associations Chair

Delegates call an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting’ against Union of Bar Associations Chair

100 delegates of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) have called an "Extraordinary General Assembly” meeting and requested a vote of confidence against TBB Chair Metin Feyzioğlu.

‘We Don’t Approve the Attempts to Change Election System of Bar Associations’

ALL BAR ASSOCIATIONS OF TURKEY

‘We Don’t Approve the Attempts to Change Election System of Bar Associations’

In the wake of President Erdoğan’s hints that the election systems of professional organizations might be changed, 80 bar associations and the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) have expressed their disapproval in a joint statement.

‘Reducing Prison Terms for Sexual Offenses will Mean Irreparable Injustice’

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

‘Reducing Prison Terms for Sexual Offenses will Mean Irreparable Injustice’

Criticizing the bill foreseeing reduced prison terms for sexual offenses, bar associations say, “We think that even having a debate on an amendment like this while our country is waging an all-out struggle against the virus outbreak will divide the society.”