RULE OF LAW FOR EVERYONE AND AT ALL TIMES!

Judicial independence and the rule of law are the guarantee of rights and freedoms. Democracies are
forms of government where the rights and freedoms of those who do not think in line with the
political power and who oppose the power are under the guarantee of the rule of law.

We find the investigations that have taken up significant space in the country's agenda in recent
days, the arrest of the leader of an opposition party, the opening of new investigations against the
opposition mayor who criticized the processes and finally the detention of journalists Barış Pehlivan,
Seda Selek and Serhan Asker, concerning for the contemporary future of our country.

As Cagdas Yasamı Destekleme Dernegi, we strongly remind you that the