Lawyers caught in Turkey’s crackdown on opposition

Turkish lawyers defending human rights or representing clients who challenge state policies have found themselves increasingly caught in the crossfire of the crackdown on its main opposition party.

At least 10 defence and human rights lawyers have been jailed or arrested in Istanbul alone since the start of this “black year”, said Ibrahim Kaboglu, head of the city’s bar association.

Mehmet Pehlivan, who was representing Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, also found himself locked up after his…