Osman Kavala
Justice minister condemns countries 'interfering in Turkey’s Kavala ruling'
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ reacted on April 26 against the statements from abroad regarding a local court's ruling on businessman Osman Kavala decision, stressing that other countries have no right to interfere in Turkey's internal affairs.
"Let them mind their own business. It is not for the U.S. or Germany to interfere in Turkey's internal affairs," Bozdağ told reporters.
Life Sentence for Turkish Philanthropist Kavala Condemned
Protesters hold placards reading "The Gezi resistance continues" in front of the Istanbul Caglayan Court House to support Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA
CHP lashes out at gov’t over Kavala verdict
Justice cannot be through fictional legal procedures, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said, criticizing the government for issuing a life sentence against businessman Osman Kavala and other defendants over the 2013 Gezi Protests.
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Osman Kavala: Turkish activist sentenced to life in prison on fabricated charges
Osman Kavala has already spent more than four years in prison without being convicted
Turkish court sentences Osman Kavala to life in prison
A Turkish court April 25 sentenced Osman Kavala- a Turkish businessman who is accused of financing 2013 anti-government protests and playing a role in the 2016 coup attempt- to life in jail.
The panel of three judges also sentenced seven other less prominent defendants to 18 years in jail each on charges of aiding the attempt to topple the government.
Erdogan Dismisses Council of Europe’s Call to Release Activist
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) at a meeting in Sochi, Russia, 28 September 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/VLADIMIR SMIRNOV/ SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
Turkey slams Council of Europe for intervening in ongoing Kavala case
Ankara has accused the Council of Europe of interfering in an ongoing judicial process on businessman Osman Kavala after the body's political organ voted in favor of moving the infringement procedure against Turkey forward.
Turkey-EU working on elements of positive agenda: Envoy
Turkey and the European Union (EU) are working on the elements of positive agenda which the European Council outlined previously, EU Ambassador to Turkey Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut said on Jan. 20.
Turkey tells CoE Kavala case runs in due process of law
Turkey has notified the political body of the Council of Europe (CoE) that a case against Turkish businessman Osman Kavala is continuing in due process of law and the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the case have been implemented.
Ankara urges Council of Europe to avoid any decision against Turkey
Turkey on Dec. 2 called on the Council of Europe to avoid punishing Turkey ahead of a decision this week on whether Ankara could face rare disciplinary proceedings over the case of a jailed businessman Osman Kavala.