Taner Kılıç, a refugee rights lawyer and former Chair of Amnesty International’s Türkiye section, has finally been acquitted after nearly eight years of judicial proceedings.
Arrested in June 2017, he was unjustly convicted in 2020 despite no credible evidence. Taner faced more than six years in prison for “membership of a terrorist organization”. Amnesty provided relief support to him and his family as they endured the ordeal of his imprisonment.
In a thank-you message to Amnesty supporters, Taner said: “This nightmare that has gone on for almost eight years is finally over. The only thing I was sure of throughout this process was that I was right and innocent, and the support from all over the world gave me strength. I thank each and every one who stood up for me!”
