Diyarbakir - Hukukculugumdan Utaniyarum 1994

Overview

The documentary about Kurdish lawyers Serafettin Kaya and Rusen Arslan reflects the experiences of Kurds with the power of the Turkish judicial system. After the military coup in Turkey in 1971, the two defend opposition Kurds arrested in Diyarbakir. In their pleas, Kaya and Arslan break a taboo by insisting on the Kurdish language, culture, and identity of their clients. As a result, they are temporarily arrested as "separatists." After the second coup by the Turkish military in 1980, mass tria