Content tagged with Osman Kavala

“If lessons can be learned from this injustice, that will be a source of consolation for me.”
Osman Kavala issues statement on the ninth anniversary of his imprisonment
“If lessons can be learned from this injustice, that will be a source of consolation for me.”
Osman Kavala, who has been held in Silivri Prison for nine years, said: “I have spent a significant portion of the years in which I could have lived a healthy life in prison.” Kavala said he hoped that lessons would be learned from the Gezi trial and the injustice to which he had been subjected.
1 November 2026
Court rejects Kavala’s request for retrial
ECtHR RULING ONCE AGAIN NOT IMPLEMENTED
Court rejects Kavala’s request for retrial
Istanbul’s 13th High Criminal Court failed to implement the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) Grand Chamber’s ruling that the rights of Osman Kavala, convicted in connection with the Gezi Park protests, had been violated, and rejected his request for a retrial.
15 October 2026
ECHR Convenes for Osman Kavala
ECHR Convenes for Osman Kavala
The ECHR is meeting once again for businessman Osman Kavala, who was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment in the Gezi Park case. The final ruling is expected to be announced without delay in the coming months.
25 March 2026
"Osman opened another Turkey for me"
"Osman opened another Turkey for me"
Artist and activist Sona Tatoyan wrote a piece about Osman Kavala and share with Agos readers.
24 November 2017 Sona Tatoyan
Osman Kavala: as I know him
Osman Kavala: as I know him
8 November 2017 Arsinée Khanjian