International Jurists Union

Human Rights Watch Organization
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Uluslararası Hukukçular Birliği Resmî Hesabı
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ULUSLARARASI HUKUKÇULAR BİRLİĞİNİN (IJU), AVRUPA KONSEYİ'NİN TÜRKİYE RAPORU KONUSUNDA AÇIKLAMASIDIR:

“KUKLACILAR, KUKLALARINI AÇIK EDİYORLAR!”

Avrupa Parlamentosunda kabul edilen son Türkiye Raporunda;
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Adalet Bakanı Akın Gürlek’i ve yürütülen ulusal yargı süreçlerini hedef alarak "AB Küresel İnsan Hakları Yaptırım Rejimi" kapsamına alınması yönünde bir çağrı yapmıştır.

Vaki çağrının hukuki temelleri yoktur, değerlendirmeler ön yargılı olup maddi gerçeklere dayanmamaktadır.

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti bağımsız bir devlettir.
Avrupa Parlamentosu, egemen bir devletin kendi iç mevzuatı ve anayasal düzeni çerçevesinde, mahkemelerde devam eden süreçleri *"yargının silaha dönüştürülmesi"* gibi hukuki olmayan bir kavram ile eleştirmeye kalkmıştır.

İlk derece mahkemelerinde veya kesinleşmemiş yargı safhalarında olan dosyalar üzerinden Türk yargısının en üst kurumsal temsilcisi olan Adalet Bakanı’nı doğrudan hedef almak, mahkemelere etkilemeye teşebbüs ve ulusal egemenliğe müdahale etme çabasıdır.

Venezuella'ya hiç bir haklı gerekçesi olmadan müdahale eden Trump'a, Uluslararası Ceza Mahkemesi tarafından soykırımcı olduğu tescil edilmiş Netenyahu'ya yönelik bir kınaması, bir yaptırım teklifi olmayan Avrupa Parlamentosu, amacının hukuk ve adalet olmadığını, çıkarları için işbirliği içinde olduğu şahısları korumak, yargıdan kurtarmak amacıyla elindeki imkânları kullandığını bir kez daha ve inkâr edilemez şekilde ortaya koymuştur.

Uluslarası Hukukçular Birliği olarak,
Avrupa Parlamentosunun raporunu ve rapordaki taleplerini kabul edilemez buluyor, kendilerini içine düştükleri iki yüzlülükten sıyrılmaya, adil, eşit ve tarafsız bir bakış açısı benimsemeye çağırıyoruz!
@Europarl_EN @EU_Commission @NachoSAmor

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However, Greek authorities frequently initiate investigations against the muftis elected by the Western Thrace Muslim Turkish Minority, alleging usurpation of office, following their participation in events (such as circumcision ceremonies) in their capacity as elected muftis and religious leaders. Many of these investigations are leaked to the press, inciting the Greek public against the minority. Such cases aim to punish this will through the judicial system. The aforementioned decision is open to appeal. We have also learned that the defendants have appealed the court decision while we were preparing this report. Following discussions with the defendants and their lawyers, we were informed that if justice is not served for the defendants, they will exhaust all domestic legal remedies and take the case to the European Court of Human Rights. It is essential that international communities, particularly European institutions, take a more effective stance against these systematic violations inflicted upon the Muslim Turkish minority in Western Thrace, and that the European Parliament and the European Union include these injustices, which have lasted for half a century, in their human rights reports. Unfortunately, it appears that the European Union and the United Nations have not shown the necessary sensitivity in this regard.

The realization of justice and the full recognition of the rights of the Western Thrace Turkish minority, guaranteed by the Treaty of Lausanne, are indispensable for the peace and stability of all Muslim and Christian communities in the region.

INTERNATIONAL JURISTS UNION

Lyr. U. Faruk TÜZÜN – Lyr. Mücahit ÇİĞDEM – Lyr. Ercan AMET

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INTERNATIONAL JURISTS UNION TRIAL ANALYSIS ABOUT THE CASE OF MUFTIS IN ISKECE (XANTHI) & WHAT ACTUALLY LIES UNDER THE DISGUISE BY APPONTING MUFTIS AT WESTERN THRACE CITIES BY GREEK GOVERNMENT

What is actually happening in Western Thrace against Muslim Turks?
After Lozan Peace Deal between sides, some minorities of both sides stayed at their common living areas and some other came back to their state by the rule called ‘Reciprocity’. And all the problems has started after that deal. Orthodox Christian Minorities never experienced an appointed Religious Leader in Turkiye but Turkish Muslim oftenly experiencing same behavior from Greek side. This issue is the same one of previous multiple attempts of Greek Governments. Happened in Gümülcine, happened in İskeçe before and such more Muslim Majority cities are experienced. We do not want to write about situation of Camii’s in big cities like Selanik and Athens; because they are all shut down under the name of ‘renovation’ or ‘restoration’ for more than 40 years we guess which is more than Germany’s Museum of History’s Full Restoration Time (23 Years). As we mentioned, same disturbing appointings of Muftis are acting and behaving like they are in charge of religious prayers or gatherings. Greece, has been judged and found guilty for this same actions at ECHR by Twice! Court ruled 3 times that Government trying to control other religious activities by doing this by using un-qualificated – insufficiant Imam looking civilians for same purposes. 14 December 1999; not one but 2 Sections, The CASE OF SERIF v. GREECE (Application no. 38178/97) and also the CASE OF AGGA v. GREECE (Applications nos. 50776/99 and 52912/99) JUDGMENTS RULED AGAINST THE State of GREECE at STRASBOURG latest date of 17 October 2002. In this happening, It is believed that the appointed muftis, who have never come to this mosque before (it is known that they always pray at the Selvili Mosque, which is 200 meters away from this mosque), deliberately chose this mosque for provocative purposes. The purpose of the appointed muftis coming in their robes and turbans is clearly not to perform Friday prayers, but to provoke the congregation of Çınar Mosque, to exert psychological pressure and make a show of force by using the power of the Greek State. When the Muftis appointed by the Greek State arrived at the Çınar Mosque, the congregation reacted against the entry of these fake Muftis, whom the Western Thrace Turkish community did not recognize. The appointed Muftis were verbally confronted with statements such as, "You can remove your robes and turbans and pray – otherwise, leave the mosque," and the individuals who were provoking the situation were removed from the mosque. Following the tension, the incident was brought to the judicial authorities, and a criminal case was filed against Hüseyin Baltacı, then President of the Western Thrace Minority Higher Education Association; Ozan Ahmetoğlu, then President of the Xanthi Turkish Union; Bahri Belço, Vice President of the Friendship Equality Peace Party; and Murat Köse, Chairman of the Çınar Mosque Board of Trustees. This case was postponed twice, and finally, on Thursday, June 18, 2026, after a hearing that began at 9:00 AM and lasted approximately 14 hours, the court sentenced the four Muslim Turks to 17 months imprisonment each. Although this penalty is commutable to a fine, those whose rights were violated were punished without cause and without any form of physical assault or coercion.
The trial, which continued throughout the day, was closely followed by members of the Western Thrace Turkish Minority Advisory Board, including its chairman and the elected Mufti of Xanthi, Mustafa Trampa, and the elected Mufti of Komotini, Ibrahim Şerif; religious officials affiliated with the elected Muftis; minority members of parliament; mayors; representatives of minority institutions and organizations; the Human Rights Watch team from Turkey; +

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the prosecutor requested 12 months imprisonment for each defendant for the unlawful act of violence and 10 months imprisonment for the charge of disrupting a religious ceremony. The defendants' lawyers requested a minimum sentence (above 5 months imprisonment) that would allow for an appeal. The judge ruled in accordance with the prosecutor's opinion. During the aggregation of sentences, the defendants were sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for the 'unlawful act of violence' and 5 months imprisonment for the 'disruption of a religious ceremony', totaling 17 months each. It was also decided that the prison sentence would be converted into a fine of 10 EURO per day (approximately 2.5 times the original amount during execution). Finally, it was ruled that the execution of the sentence would be postponed for three years pending appeal, and that each defendant would pay 200 EURO in court costs. The court also decided to file a criminal complaint with the competent prosecutor's office against Hamza Osman, the former appointed mufti of Didymoteicho, for perjury. It is likely that a criminal case will be opened against him as a result of the investigation.
The hearing concluded at 10:30 PM. This decision is a concrete reflection of Greece's "Systematic Human Rights Violations" and "Usurpation of Rights" policies against the Turkish Minority in Western Thrace. The Lausanne Peace Treaty and the 1913 Athens Treaties are agreements that detail the procedure for electing Muftis, and the religious freedoms guaranteed by these treaties grant the minority the right to elect their own religious leaders (muftis). The autonomy to manage their religious institutions has been usurped by the Greek state for over 40 years. Since the 1990s, Greece has disregarded the will of the minority by directly appointing muftis through Presidential Decrees; it has not recognized elected muftis and has forcibly imposed appointed muftis. However, in contrast, in Turkey, there is no such thing as the appointment of any religious leader, monitoring of rituals, interference in worship, or the appointment of priests or nuns. At the same time, church bells and the performance of worship and hymns accompanied by music are not prohibited in any way. Regardless of whether they are in a large or small city or rural area, all Christian places of worship and their movable or immovable properties, educational facilities and schools, and minority institutions and organizations are granted almost unlimited freedom of use. In contrast to this freedom and liberty in Turkey, Greece aims to establish state control over Muslim foundation properties and religious institutions, as it does not allow elections for the boards of directors of foundation properties, appoints foundation managers from among its own close associates, and interferes in the internal affairs of the minority, even extending to their freedom of worship. In this way, it effectively usurps the religious autonomy and property rights of the minority.

In this case, the congregation in the mosque and the witnesses who testified in court viewed the entry of the appointed muftis into the mosque as provocation; the defendants defended the conscience and demands of the community. The defendants clearly stated that there was no physical intervention, threat, or insult. Despite this, the case has ceased to be a legal matter and has become a tool of political pressure. This approach violates the fundamental human rights of minorities (freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of association) and is clearly in contradiction to the standards of the Council of Europe and the EU.
The Western Thrace Turkish Minority has recognized its elected muftis and rejected appointed ones for decades. This democratic and legal stance is a struggle in line with the spirit of the Lausanne Treaty's protection of minority rights. +

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Press Statement of the International Jurists Union Regarding Rached Ghannouchi

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 9TH ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING

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