Lawyer Çiftçi released from prison

Lawyer Şüheda Ronahi Çiftçi, who was remanded in custody on the allegation of "being a member of a terrorist organisation", was released on condition of judicial control.

Lawyer Şüheda Ronahi Çiftçi, who was arrested in Antalya on 20 February, within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, was then remanded in custody on the allegation of "being a member of a terrorist organisation". The lawyer was released from Şakran Prison on Friday.

Çiftçi was released under judicial control after her lawyers' objection to the detention was accepted by the Antalya Criminal Court of Peace.

The lawyer was the head of the Antalya branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD) and the Contemporary Lawyers Association (ÇHD).