13.11.2026 18:40
The objection filed with the higher court by the lawyers of Osman Kavala, a Gezi Trial convict who has been in Silivri Prison for 9 years, seeking the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights' decision for his release and retrial, was rejected. The higher court cited the failure to exhaust domestic legal remedies as its justification.
In the Gezi Trial, a new development has occurred regarding Osman Kavala, who was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment for the crime of attempting to eliminate the Government of the Republic of Turkey and has been detained in Silivri Prison for 9 years.
NEW APPLICATION FROM KAVALA'S LAWYERS
Kavala's lawyers took action again after the rejection of their application to the Istanbul 13th Heavy Penal Court, which is hearing the Gezi Trial, for the implementation of the release and retrial decision issued by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
THE HIGHER COURT ALSO REJECTED IT
The lawyers who applied to the higher court again did not get the expected ruling. The higher court also rejected the ruling on the grounds that "domestic legal remedies have not been exhausted."