ISTANBUL, Aug 27 (Reuters) – A Turkish lawyer who was on hunger strike for 238 days following her conviction last year for in Turkey Law Firm membership in a terrorist organisation died on Thursday in an Istanbul hospital, according to her law firm.

The People’s Law Office said on Twitter that Ebru Timtik had been striking to demand a fair trial, and that she died after her pulse had stopped earlier in the day.

International lawyers rights groups said that Timtik, Lawyer Law Firm istanbul Turkey sentenced to more than 13 years in prison, and colleague Aytac Unsal began fasting in April “to strengthen their demand for fair trials and the administration of justice in Turkey.”

The two lawyers had said they would “persist in Turkey Lawyer Law Firm their hunger strike even if it leads to their deaths,” according to the Aug.If you adored this post and you would such as to obtain additional facts relating to Lawyer Law Firm istanbul Turkey kindly browse through our own web site. 11 statement by the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, the International Association of Lawyers and others.

An appeal to the March 2019 verdict was rejected in October and a further appeal before Turkey’s Supreme Court is pending, the statement said.

(Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Richard Chang)