Being in prison for 17 months without knowing what you are being accused of - it has become a reality in today's Turkey. Osman Kavala, philanthropist and a leading figure in Turkish civil society, was arrested on 18 October 2017. He is only one of thousands who fell victim to President Erdoğan's crackdown to silence dissenting and critical voices. On March 4 this year, the Istanbul Heavy Penal Court No. 30 accepted the charges against him and fifteen others, in which they are being accused of ‘seeking to overthrow the government and preventing the government from performing its duties'. If found guilty, Kavala and his fellow suspects face life imprisonment without parole.
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