Council members of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA), accused of promoting violence, should have all charges against them dropped, the World Medical Association said today. The TMA’s eleven Council officials are due to appear in court on Wednesday (February 8) on charges of being involved in terrorist propaganda. They face…
Sebnem Korur Fincanci was handed a nearly three-year jail sentence, but was released as she challenges the verdict. Human rights organizations say the trial is an attempt by the government to quell dissent.
The Turkish Government’s harassment of the Turkish Medical Association has been strongly criticised by the World Medical Association (WMA) and the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME). In particular, the two organisations have condemned a court hearing tomorrow (January 10) to dismiss eleven members of the Turkish Medical Association’s Executive…
Şebnem Korur Fincancı, elected president of the Turkish Medical Association, remains imprisoned after her arrest in October, as the professional organization faces pressure from the government
Human Rights Watch joined six other human rights and physicians’ groups on December 22, 2022, in seeking the release of a Turkish physician who has been detained since October 26 and stands trial in Istanbul on December 23.