Erdoğan adviser signals possible break with European rights system after Kavala ruling

A senior adviser to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested that Turkey could reconsider its participation in the European human rights system after Europe’s top rights court on Tuesday ordered the immediate release of jailed businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala. The comments came after the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) 17-judge Grand Chamber ruled on Tuesday that … Continue reading Erdoğan adviser signals possible break with European rights system after Kavala ruling