ISTANBUL, Lawyer Turkey Jan 11 (Reuters) — A Turkish court sentenced the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) to more than two years in prison for terrorism propaganda on Wednesday but ruled she should be released after being in detention since October, human rights activists said. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, a prominent rights defender, was arrested on charges of spreading terrorist group propaganda in October after she said in an interview that claims that Turkey's military used chemical weapons against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq should be investigated. President Tayyip Erdogan at the time denied the accusations that were made on media close to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group in October, and said legal action would be taken against anyone making such allegations. Fincanci's Lawyer Turkey was not immediately available to comment on her sentence of two years and Lawyer Turkey eight months in jail. Rights groups have said Fincanci's detention was political and aimed to silence her.

If you beloved this informative article as well as you want to get more info with regards to Lawyer Turkey generously pay a visit to the web-site. Milena Buyum, Turkey campaigner for Amnesty International, Lawyer Turkey said her being found guilty was «an affront to all who uphold human rights.» «With our central committee head Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, who is returning among us, we will play our role in the pivotal period before our country and will not allow the TTB or our country to surrender to the darkness,» the TTB said in a tweet. Turkey is due to hold parliamentary and presidential elections by June, which are expected to see a strong opposition challenge to Erdogan. International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), which represents doctors and campaigns to prevent armed violence, published a report in October seeking independent investigation of possible violations of the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention by the Turkish military. The PKK launched an insurgency against the Turkish state in 1984 and Lawyer Turkey more than 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict.

Fighting in recent years has increasingly focused on northern Iraq, where the PKK has bases. It is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the European Union and United States. (Reporting by Daren Butler and Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
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ANKARA, July 27 (Reuters) — Sweden and Finland have yet to extradite suspects Turkey seeks over terrorism-related charges despite signing an accord to lift Ankara's veto to its NATO membership last month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. The two Nordic countries applied for NATO membership in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but were faced with opposition from Turkey which accused them of imposing arms embargoes on Ankara and supporting groups it deems terrorists. While Turkey has not set a firm deadline, it has said it expects the suspects to be extradited as soon as possible and that it was monitoring the situation closely. «Sweden maintains an ongoing dialog with Turkey and Finland on the trilateral agreement which Sweden is following and will carry out in full in accordance with Swedish and international law,» a spokesman at Sweden's Foreign Ministry said in an emailed comment. The three countries signed an accord to lift Ankara's veto in exchange for counter-terrorism promises, but Turkey has said it will block the membership bids if the pledges are not kept.

It has sought the extradition of 73 people from Sweden and a dozen others from Finland. Turkey's foreign ministry summoned the Swedish charges d'affaires in Ankara to convey its «strong reaction» to what it called «terrorist propaganda» during a Kurdish group's protest in Stockholm, diplomatic sources said at the weekend. Officials from Turkey, Finland Lawyer Turkey and Sweden will meet in August to evaluate the progress in meeting Ankara's demands. While Turkey holds off with its ratification for the two countries' membership bids, 18 of NATO's 30 members have already approved Sweden's application to join the alliance.

If you have any issues relating to the place and how to use Lawyer Turkey, you can call us at the web page. (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Lawyer Turkey Ece Toksabay, additional reporting by Simon Johnson in Stockholm; Editing by Ali Kucukgocmen and Lawyer Turkey Tomasz Janowski)
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