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Subject: turkish lawyer association news
Cumhuriyet ("Republic" - a liberal daily newspaper in Turkey) 24.12.2001
The presidents of the Bar Associations and lawyers maintained that new
regulations were against the law.
The right to a defence can't be prevented
* The presidents of the Bar Associations and a number of lawyers stressed
that article 6 of the "bill regarding amending the Law related to the
Turkish Penal Code and the Administration of Prisons and Places of
Detention" could bring difficulties for the profession of defence attorneys.
Istanbul News Service - the presidents of the Bar Associations and lawyers
showed a reaction, stating that the "bill regarding amending the Law
related to the Turkish Penal Code and the Administration of Prisons and
Places of Detention" aims to violate the right to a defence and the pursuit
of rights. The President of the Bar Association of Istanbul, Y�cel Sayman,
drew attention to article 6 of the bill, saying, "It's shameful to search
through the files and documents relevant to the lawyer's profession as a
defence attorney and to ask for a declaration of these in written form. The
regulation is against the law because it undermines the rights of such
attorneys."
'Lawyers' Forum'
The Bar Association organised a "Lawyers' Forum" yesterday at the 'Cemal
Resit Rey' Hall to discuss the bill which was put on the agenda of the
General Assembly of the Turkish National Assembly in acceptance of the
Justice Commission. At the forum, which was joined by 47 presidents of Bar
Associations and a large number of lawyers from different provinces of
Turkey, it was stressed that the professional confidentiality of lawyers is
endangered, stating that the changes that were envisaged under article 6 of
the bill could bring difficulties for the profession of defence attorneys.
During his speech at the forum, Y�cel Sayman described as deeply
unfortunate the preparation of the bill, which occurred without
consultation with any Bar Association and the Union of Bar Associations.
Sayman stated that it was against the law to renew article 6 of the "Law
concerning the prisons and Places of Detention" which was previously
annulled. He also said that the new
regulation was a violation of rights and that such a regulation should not
be permitted.Sayman explained that the restrictions on
lawyers aimed toremove the people's freedom to seek their rights.
'Contrary to the Law'
Sayman continued as follows: "In particular, the regulation within the
second paragraph of article 6 of the bill, which says 'the prison
administration has to be informed in writing of the documents concerning
the defence which are brought with legal defenders and lawyers who enter
prisons or Places of Detention' is a major disgrace. Nobody can demand,
think or envisage that the documents brought with the lawyers, and
especially pertaining to the defence, are to be handed over to the
administration in writing." Sayman, who noted that lawyers are obliged to
maintain confidentiality, stated: "This right concerns the right to a
defence. It is not a right of the lawyer, but on the contrary, it is a
right of people who have a right to a defence. The regulation is contrary
to the law, ignoring this right".
Y�cel Sayman revealed that they won't declare the files and documents
concerning the defence of the lawyers and said, "We won't permit the
principle of professional confidentiality to be violated".
'We will defend the law' The president of the Bar Association of Ankara,
Sadik Erdogan, noted that they were coming together in order to defend the
law, stressing that the president of the Bar Associations who participated
into the forum represented 35,000 out of a total of 45,000 lawyers. Also
the AKP member of parliament for Sanliurfa, who is a member of the Turkish
National Assembly's Justice
Commission, explained that he opposed the bill while it was being discussed
in the commission and that he made an oppositional statement on the bill
that was finally passed in following votes. Akman stated, "We are
confronted with an obstinate minister. We are confronted with a minister
who can threaten to resign because of the discussions at the commission and
who can pass bills through parliament. That's why we should act with
participation on as broad a basis as possible". DSP Istanbul Deputy Necdet
Saruhan, ANAP Istanbul Deputy S�han �zkan, DYP Istanbul Deputy Celal Adan,
SP Istanbul Deputy Ali Oguz and MHP Istanbul Deputy Mehmet Pak also
participated in the meeting. At the forum held at the 'Cemal Resit Rey'
Concert Hall, the lawyers and the 47 presidents of the Bar Associations
stressed that the professional confidentiality of the lawyers is put in
danger with the new regulations sent to parliament.
Cumhuriyet 26.12.2001
'THREE DOORS, THREE LOCKS'
Artists support the Bar Association
Istanbul News Service - The proposal 'three doors three locks' by the
Presidents of the four big Bar Associations, in order to put an end to the
death fast action, found support from prisoners' families, death fast
activists, civil society organisations and artists.
The Prison working group of the Human Rights Center of the Istanbul Bar
Association organised a panel with the subject "From the dormitories to the
cells - the Operations of 19th December and the Prisons". The deputy
chairman of the Saadet Partisi (Party of Prosperity, an Islamist party)
Mehmet Bekaroglu, who participated in the panel, stated that he found the
proposal "three doors, three locks" to be positive, adding that "in a
secure prison, it can't cause any problems to the security of the state,
when nine people can come together".
25 artists and intellectuals, among them Suavi, Derya Alabora, Cezmi Ers�z,
Tuncer Necmioglu, Orhan Alkaya and Bilgesu Erenus held a meeting at the
Nazim Hikmet Cultural and Art Foundation concerning the death fast action.
Suavi, who issued a statement in the name of the artists' initiative,
expressed their fear that the action would cause new deaths. Suavi said
that they would support the proposal which was put on the order by the
presidents of the Bar Associations to "open the doors of three cells for
three persons and bring together nine people".
Cumhuriyet 28.12.2001
Appeal to support "Three Doors - Three Locks"
**Istanbul News Service - In a statement at the Istanbul Branch of the
Human Rights Association (IHD), political parties such as EMEP, �DP and
HADEP, civil society institutions such as the Association of Contemporary
Jurists, the Peoples' Houses, The Association of the IETT Workers and a
large number of trade unions called to the public opinion to support the
proposal "Three Doors, Three Locks". In the statement it was said "We call
upon the Ministry of Justice and all those responsible to use their
willpower to achieve a solution".
Cumhuriyet 30.12.2001
F-type appeal
Three Rooms for three persons should be united
ANKARA (Cumhuriyet Office) - The IHD, TIHV, Turkish Medical Association and
TMMOB called for the unification of three rooms for three, and to those on
hunger strike and death fast to end their action. In a common statement by
the TIHV (Human Rights Foundation) President Yavuz �nen, in the name of
four civil society institutions, it was stated that during the actions
which have continued for a period of more than one year, 82 people have
died and more than 350 have impaired their health. In the statement which
recalls that the presidents of the Bar Associations of Ankara, Istanbul,
Izmir and Antalya called for the unification of three rooms each for three
people in the F type prisons on the 29th of November, it was also mentioned
that this appeal was supported by IHD, TIHV, TBB and TMMOB. Women who sent
postcards in solidarity with fellow human beings lodged a complaint against
the Chief of the Rapid Reaction Police Forces and policemen who had
violently arrested them last week at Galatasaray. (The place in front of
the Galatasaray high school in Istanbul is a popular scene of protests,
which are often broken up by the police.)
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