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Despite International Outcry, the Controversial Retrial of Philanthropist and Art Patron Osman Kavala Has Begun in Turkey

The U.S. and other nations are calling for the imprisoned businessman's release.

Kate Brown, 26 May 2021

Turkish philanthropist’s return to court on spying charge sparks anger

Critics say the legal saga, which has kept Kavala behind bars for nearly four years without a conviction, is one of the most glaring examples of political interference in the legal system under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Ayla Jean Yackley, 21 May 2021

Turkish court begins retrial over 2013 Gezi Park protests

Judge rejects new request for Osman Kavala, among 16 other people on trial, to be freed from custody.

The Guardian, 21 May 2021

Turkish court begins retrial of Kavala over 2013 Gezi protest

The court rejected a request for Kavala to be released from custody and set the next hearing for August 6.

Al Jazeera, 21 May 2021

Germany, France call for Osman Kavala's release ahead of Gezi retrial

The call came ahead of the first hearing of the Gezi retrial which will take place on May 21.

Duvar English, 20 May 2021

Erdogan determined to keep the ‘Soros of Turkey’ behind bars

A new court date looms for Osman Kavala but he knows all too well that political considerations will again outweigh any evidence presented.

Hannah Lucinda Smith, 18 May 2021

Top Turkish court member refers to Osman Kavala's case as 'Kafkaesque legal spiral'

Turkish Constitutional Court (AYM) member Engin Yıldırım, who adopted a dissenting opinion in Osman Kavala's case, has referred to authorities' refusal to release the renowned philanthropist as a 'Kafkaesque legal spiral.'

DuvarEnglish, 23 March 2021

Three years in Turkish jail, philanthropist Kavala gloomy over Erdogan's reforms

After more than three years in jail without a conviction, one of Turkey’s highest-profile detainees, Osman Kavala, is “not optimistic” that President Tayyip Erdogan’s planned reforms can change a judiciary he says is being used to silence dissidents.

Ali Küçükgöçmen, 8 March 2021

Turkish society can't normalize unless political prisoners are freed: Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk

Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk said that Turkish society's normalization was dependent on the release of "political prisoners," giving Osman Kavala as an example of "the brave people of Turkey who are serving time in prison."

DuvarEnglish, 23 March 2021

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