A 26-year-old lawyer was shot dead in Bursa on Tuesday by a man reportedly subject to enforcement proceedings she had initiated on behalf of a client, prompting condemnation from bar associations and opposition politicians.
Hatice Kocaefe was shot in the Gülsu district of Bursa while she was with her sister, according to the Anka news agency. The suspected gunman fled the scene and remained at large as of the date of writing.
The ?stanbul Bar Association linked the killing to what it described as growing hostility toward lawyers and a lack of accountability for attacks on them.
“The killing of our colleague is a consequence of a rhetoric that targets lawyers and a persistent climate of impunity,” the bar said in a statement, calling on authorities to uphold the rule of law and protect the right to defense.
The bar said the attack directly targeted the practice of law itself and called on authorities to take urgent measures to ensure lawyers’ safety.
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Turkey: Young lawyer shot dead in Bursa, prompting warnings over safety of lawyers
