nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/d644887ea40c5884 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 250424s2025||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/d644887ea40c5884 doi eng 342 23 Balamir Coşkun, Gülçin Author aut Criminalising the Legal Profession - The Case against the Istanbul Bar Association Balamir Coşkun, Gülçin Verfassungsblog 2025-04-24 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Lawyers and bar associations in Turkey have long faced political and legal pressure. The court case against the Istanbul Bar Association that led to the dismissal of its executive board and the criminal prosecution of board members is another troubling instance of such pressure. The case exemplifies how authoritarian regimes increasingly criminalise lawyers and professional organisations that speak out against rights violations. CC BY-SA 4.0 Anwaltskammer Demokratie Rechtsstaatlichkeit Rule of Law Türkei (DE-588)4011413-2 gnd Demokratie (DE-588)4061163-2 gnd Türkei Tombuş, Ertuğ Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/tuerkey_barassociation_ruleoflaw/ raw object