Turkey: Appellate court ruling against Tarlabaşı Community Center marks a new step in the crackdown on civil society
The decision of the Istanbul Regional Court of Appeal declaring the Tarlabaşı Community Center (Tarlabaşı Toplum Merkezi – TTM), legally non-existent marks a worrying new step in the judicial…
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