In honor of Lawyer’s Day in Turkey, the National Lawyers Guild hosted a program discussing government repression in Turkey, in particular the persecution of lawyers.

Speakers:

Umit Büyükdag – Former  president of CHD. (Progressive Lawyers Association

Naim Feyzullah Eminoğlu, member of CHD, lawyer from People`s Law Office

Yildirim Deniz, uncle of Ebru Timtik

Moderator: Kerry McLean, NLG International Steering Committee

Turkish-English interpretation was provided by Simten Cosar, political scientist and Peace Academic.