Turkish Government posed to intervene into elections of Bar Associations

Turkish Government posed to intervene into elections of Bar Associations. The Government's purpose is to diminish the influence of the Bar Associations of Turkey's large cities, which are sensitive about the rule of law, the independence of the judiciary, women's rights and human rights violations. Bar Associations, such as Ankara, Diyarbakir, Sanliurfa, Antalya and Izmir, are also very sensitive to torture and enforced disappearance complaints, and have published several reports documenting such incidents, which has disturbed the Government.

from The Arrested Lawyers Initiative https://arrestedlawyers.org/2020/05/06/turkish-government-posed-to-intervene-into-elections-of-bar-associations/