Letter of the Turkish Bar Association to the American Bar Association
“[…] this terror organization nested in the state should be cleaned off the state structure urgently and within the framework of law.
The most effective force of the state against the forenamed terrorist organization is its legitimacy deriving from acting lawfully as it is so against all terrorist organizations. For this reason, it is essential that the investigations and prosecutions are conducted within the framework of the principles of fair trial in order to ensure permanent success in combat against terrorism. […]
The principles of fair trial which the coup attempters would ignore if they were to succeed should be fully applied to the people alleged to members of the terrorist organization that attempted the coup. This is the sine qua non of the state of law.”
