Osman Kavala: Imprisoned in Erdogan's Turkey | DW Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2023
- The Turkish human rights activist and arts patron Osman Kavala has been in prison since 2017. The philanthropist, who campaigns for democracy and the rule of law in Turkey, is regarded as a public enemy by the Erdogan government.
Osman Kavala is the founder and chairman of the arts and culture foundation Anadolu Kültür and has initiated numerous projects to promote dialogue between different cultures and communities and strengthen Turkish civil society. He also champions the rights of minorities in Turkey, first and foremost the Kurdish and Armenian ones.
The businessman was originally arrested on charges of masterminding the 2013 Gezi Park mass protests against the government of President Erdogan. He was acquitted of that charge in February 2020. He was released from detention at the Silivri high security prison but re-arrested just a few hours later - and this time accused of involvement in an attempted coup. In 2022, Kavala was sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment.
"When I heard the verdict, what I felt was deep sorrow for the state of the judiciary and the judges in my country. There are many prisoners who are detained or sentenced by means of arbitrary decisions, and quite a number of them have been behind bars longer than myself,” Kavala writes from prison.
His detention drew international condemnation and is seen as part of widespread measures to curtail freedom of expression and human rights in Turkey. The European Court of Human Rights ordered the human rights activist’s release in 2019 and described the detention as politically motivated.
Linda Vierecke’s film draws a portrait of Osman Kavala using his own words and hearing from people who were influenced by him or who are close to him. Kavala’s wife Ayşe Buğra tells the couple’s troubled story and Asena Günal, Executive Director of Anadolu Kültür, relates just how much Turkish civil society is missing his voice and his commitment - especially now, in the wake of the earthquake catastrophe.
"In prison, one often has thoughts about death,” 65-year-old Osman Kavala writes to the director. "However, I have never worried about the prospect of spending the rest of my life behind bars; rather, I simply cannot foresee when I will be released... I do hope to see at least some of those responsible for these injustices brought before the court. This is not for the sake of fulfilling my feeling of revenge, but to prevent this sort of manipulation of judiciary happening again in the future.”
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0:10: 🔒 Osman Cavalla, a businessman and cultural supporter, was taken into custody in Istanbul and his wife expresses concern for his well-being and the injustice he is facing.
8:00: 📚 The video highlights the work and activism of Osman Kavala, who is on trial for his involvement in protests in Turkey.
17:46: 📚 The speaker and Aisha share a passion for reading and discuss books in their correspondence.
25:37: 😔 A culture of peace was developed for children in Southeastern Turkey to help them feel at ease with their own identity and culture, but an authoritarian mentality with an anti-minority edge in the political domain has led to false accusations and a rise in injustice.
32:42: 😔 The speaker expresses deep sorrow for the state of the judiciary and judges in their country and highlights the manipulation and abuse in the Turkish penal system.
39:22: 😢 Protesters express their support for a man who has been imprisoned for five years and hope for his release and reunion with his family.
Recap by Tammy AI
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Let us all take a moment to acknowledge the outstanding work DW does, in this, and every documentary they made 👋
By lying to you? So you will take a moment for those who lie to you? So you need lies in your life? Good for you. You must be a real treat for your environment…
If this is what you regard as journalism, I have a bridge to sell you! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@oguzhan9424 what is the lie?
and the outstanding bias when it comes to Israel :). It has nothing to do with this documentary but it kicks in every-time I hear a praise of DW
Is there any voice from Guatanamo's prison?
Stop the gaslighting.. 2 wrongs don’t make a right.. guatanomo is closed.. your Turkish president is a mini dictator.. let’s TRy and make a better world today… all of us
What about this, what about that? What about changing the subject to something a thousand other channels have already gone over? 🤔
@@TheStockwell due to the presidential election in Turkey will be happened on this sunday, western media is working to up black issue of Turkey's president and support the opposition.
The last one said ron desantis worked there and would watch the prisoners being tortured.
@@TheStockwell : What about having something to say about anything yourself?
Do the problems of the not concern you more than a person bringing up one of those problems?
Storytelling is humans' fundamental tool to make sense of inhabited spaces and chronicle their lived experiences. Having viewed this informative, inclusive, and well-captured documentary, I better understand Mr. Kavala's situation and feel connected through the sounds and visuals for which the narrative is situated and brought to life.
Thanks DW
Its actually bad in USA toooo
erdogan, modi, orban, trump, putin, jong il, netanyahu, bolsonaro, meloni, etc.
All fit the 14 characteristics perfectly.
All dissident voices should be heard.
We earnestly hope that Kavala verdict be revisited by some appellate court and he will be released soon.
Osman Kavala is a terrorist and a threat to the society! Or is it in your community normal to be neighbors with people who are responsible for the death of others?
we just need Erdogan the despot to lose the election.
Thank you for this great documentary ❤Dw
Forget the differences or disagreement, help the earthquake victims in Turkey who need helps right now.
[T]he essential reality in a sultanistic regime is that all individuals, groups and institutions are permanently subject to the unpredictable and despotic intervention of the sultan, and thus all pluralism is precarious🫵
Osman Kavala's unwavering dedication to human rights and civil society is truly commendable.We must strive to safeguard freedom of expression and human rights everywhere, and hope for a just resolution to Kavala's case and a brighter future for Turkey.
🇹🇷🇹🇷 ABD ve yahudilerin isgali altındaki almanya😂
If this was true, then why would there be a political opponent in the election
main political opponent in turkey is a joke. they basicaly working for erdoğan
Another bravery, truthful talk in this documentary , introduced by an excellence (DW)....about an oppositional figure in turkey 🇹🇷. Good luck and best wishes for the (DW) documentary channel
Please create a documentary about the sufferings of Palestine people and Kashmiri people; people of turkey understood about your desire
No one cares about your religious war with Israel. You are BOTH wrong for all of this violence & murdering!
Happy to see some people fighting the keko-ignorance. More power to you!
its nt fighting its spy n survviliance n threat to national interest by outsider who spread rumor n hatred against current govt who heavily paid by west cuz same West talks about turkish future bt supported to terror kurds pkk ypg n isis n gulam Islamist terror who lived well in America ..so this is how west work who even tried to kill erdogan
🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷 ABD ve İsrail'in kucağındasiniz..işgal altındasınız..siz önce kendinizi kurtarın 😂 yada Osman gelsin kurtarsın😂
Seems change cannot occur if a single individual objects and exercises free speech. Poor folk rarely act as time has shown that speaking out only brings retaliation.
Let us hope there are no violent acts during the election. More importantly when change comes as it will come.
What change? What violent act?
@@oguzhan9424 please....please...comment is clear
@@murrayeldred3563
Your comment is not clear, its full of hate towards a country and a winning man!
@@oguzhan9424 The "violent act" that the enemies of Turkey wish upon the people of Turkey. May all that they wish for Turkey happen in thier countries instead.
@@murrayeldred3563
So 2 peaceful election in 2 weeks with a clear winner. Again fear has been tried to put but reality showed a democratic festival without any hiccups. Btw did you enjoyed the change?
This is deeply upsetting.
Dear trolls, how about specifying how this documentary is not factual reporting? I mean, it's predictable and adorable how you call every DW Documentary propaganda. It would be nice to hear specifics for a change.
DW Documentary is very thorough and specific. Either try the same approach - or go away. You'll be happier. Consider your blood pressure! 😳
You yourself are the biggest troll in the comment section. These so called journalists are actually not journalists but are spies who work for the western secret services against the interests of their countries of origin in the name of democracy and human rights. These bigots and their western masters will never speak against the the violations of human rights and atrocities which are being committed bei the western imperialist monsters and masters in Afghanistan,Iraq,Syria, Lybia and Pelastine.
So you are a troll? Or being in the troll industry is a priority for you, there is no reason to start your comment with the notification of "troll". But anyway…
Its predictable that DW has done every sort of documentation about Türkiye and its elections, except about Erdogan. And what has been said about Erdogan is only negative news. A media corp that is one sides is always propaganda. Go search DW about Erdogan and you will not find one neutral or non biased article about it. Even this doc about this terrorist is biased. He is a proven instigator by court but yet, a few days before the election, DW comes with a biased doc about Osman Kavala. This man has cost the Turkish economy millions of dolars and is (one of the) responsible for the death of Mehmet Ayvalitas, Abdullah Comert, Ethem Sarisuluk, Ali Ismail Korkmaz, Amhet Atakan, Berkin Elvan, Burak can Karamanoglu, Mehmet Istif, Elif Cermik, Mustafa Sari and Ahmet Kucuktag. If someone may kill random 10 people in front of cameras and a crowd without being sued in your country your comment will be applauded by me. Until that day comes you are wring. You are a living devil!
@@kzgntosbaga6255Thank you for your baseless and substanceless accusations. Your words hold no weight.
Right on que...
Sponsored by State Department
What about amnesty international
Do you mean because of Snowden or Guantanamo?
Ok. Now do one about Mr. Assange.
He is in a prison in Australia claiming to be too suicidal to be expedited to the US for treason!
Why not talk about Julian Assange?
Puppets of USA.
Because that's already been dealt with on thousands of channels - including this one. You're welcome!
They have. And certainly Julian deserves much more help, and ultimately his freedom, obviously. Still that does not mean we should ignore other injustices. Not berate those who have done some good. Especially when there are others who do deserve out derision. I'm sure you can figure out who they are.🙂
@@TheStockwell Yes, they showed it, but US democracy is never questioned compared to Turkiye..
They also did not side with Assange.
They tried to represent the USA as best as possible.
Great documentary, thank you.
Great Documentary 👍.
Thanks for watching !
Too much! Too many years.🍀
Free Kavala
I wish justice will return to Turkey soon!
Ergodan better be voted out of power in the forthcoming elections, if he gets reelected, who knows what he else will do to members of the opposition.
This comment hasn't aged well. Do you need a tissue?🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@babymonalisa no I don’t need a tissue, I don’t live in Turkey and it doesn’t affect me who is in power, but when you see members of the opposition or political dissidents getting jailed, hunted down, or “disappear”…then you will know what totalitarianism is all about. Mark my words. There is a good reason why countries put a limit on how many times a leader can be re-elected.
Let's first talk about Julian Assange!
DW never make any documentary about palistain's suffering . because it's similar to Germany.
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They are hypocs drunks, they kiss Zions feet daily to please them xd
Right bro
No wonder why Germany is so interested in Türkiye, if they really care about Türkiye citizen rights they should start at in German.
His not in prison fir no reason. He tried to make problems that would effect the public thinking to unsablise the country
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*Der ist nicht umsonst im Gefängnis.*
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The bare, harsh and painful reality told such beautifully. Thank you
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)
silivri soguktur ama bana degil
The bare false Agenda rather, but funny comment anyway 😂
@@DWDocumentary
He DW, you know your work sucks and is biased right? Can i sponsor you too for a doc about President Erdogan being great? Please feel free to say how much it will cost in front of everyone for a biased doc. There is a good chance that we can come to an agreement
@@squidproxy136 oh, so you say, could you elaborate a bit more on what you mean? Do you have any idea about who Mr. Kavala is and what is going on in Turkey?
9:27 hmm
I got the complete crux behind this surprise arrest & life imprisonment to Osman Kavala, like any other human Erdugon needs to understand after everything you Mr. are also human being one fine day you will leave your flesh & bones & will never return into same.
So before public loses you for real or nature makes you a force return into it, better fix situation & stop being greedy or else it’s worse for someone who is still cursed even after being dead means the person was never even considered by others
@kızgın tosbağa I am talking about imprisoning a person without no solid proof is not right, also Erdogan is totally a dictator
What about julian asange
Julian Assange.
Appreciate DW documentaries. By any chance The rape of Nanking can be in 2023. Iris statue. They never in their curriculum are the invaders. But the atrocities around the world they caused.
It's cute to see all the Erdo trolls get together in the comments 🤏🏼 🧠
cry
@@itsallsausagetome4059 i spotted one!
@@LeLe-bo7cs : Yeps.🤣
@@LeLe-bo7cs cry me a river!
This is the only argument you have to lebal others as trolls when you don't have any argument.
Release Osman Kavala
it's not Erdogan's Turkey, it is sovereign republic of Turkiye which belongs to it's citizens and runs with rules of law... There are countries where people are really oppressed and Turkiye is not one of them.. no need to fish for trouble there.. Better to spend time for places like Palestine to do actual humanitarian good.
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Right on qué.
Yup! The propaganda machine never fails. Thats why Erdogan got re-elected and will keep winning!😂😂😂
Where's the documentary of Julia assenge dw? What a propaganda and double standard dear dw
Freedom Osman Kavala
Look!! i have found the FETO Terro*ist.
With rights comes responsibility. Yes, Rights of People and Environment should be held upright. BUT who can forget the notorious role some played in coup to uproot the legal system to chose the Govt n create History of Bloodshed.....That is how Nations don't mature Politically n Socially....somebody has to take the Responsibility
We stand with Kurdish friends!
I thing he is an shouldn’t of tried to escalate the protest .. he tried to start a and burn down the city
Kavala is a tragic figure who overestimated Western values. The pomp and splendor of the West, where humanity is trained but not educated, blinded him.
An excellent documentary. I just don't understand how the monster Erdogan is allowed to get away with it internationally; how he is welcomed into the European / North Atlantic family of nations where he struts around like some global statesman when he is no different to Putin and other thugs of international politics. There should be a global movement to free Kavala, just like there was for Mandela.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Why you don't mention government help people during earthquake and provide them with money and build new homes for them ? Why you don't mention Kurdish leader join ordughan party during election and sooo many Kurdish voted for ordughan because they live and own business freely without discrimination. Why you not doing documentary about injustice happening to Trump ?
the ottoman empire should come back!
At least your dictator is upfront. Our Oligarchy is a shadow ruling class.😢❤🇺🇲
That’s the norm …still big difference between any so called democracy and the rest…you never know what you have until you lose it …we all deserve better ✌️but some find it hard to notice the difference 😢unless you were born in a 3rd world country or worst…Glory to 🇺🇦 Ukraine ❤
❤erdogan❤
This feels like case of Navalny in Russia, uncomfortable for the gov.
German people must adopt Ottoman culture. It is what Bible says! Choose Ottoman as your leader!
Pls make a documentary pelestine how suffer life ,,,dw pls
get a life
No one cares just Palestinians!
For some reason, DW ignores when Israel is killing children. Osman Kavala must be working for them. Kavala, also known as small saroz.
Cus they kiss Zions feet daily to please them xD
Political prisoners of the ego regime.
Yeah sorry, you lost me at "Soros-backed".
He was sentenced to life imprisonment and will never be released from prison again.
ottoman empire
Why did they let this documentary and footage from the prison happen 🤔
The Western English media is often criticized for providing Unbiased news channels and promoting American and Israeli interests. This is largely due to the funding that these media outlets receive from American and Israeli sources, which gives them an incentive to push their own agendas.
The US doesn't support this religious war nor does it approve of Israel's violence & murdering!
DW is state sponsor media!
Where is J. Assange? You Hypocrites!
He's in prison. Why are you asking such an silly question instead of trying to help him?
That's a rhetorical question, btw. Everyone knows the answer.
@@aylbdrmadison1051 why we don't have documentary about him. in nutshell the western agenda goes straight into the toilet 😂
The mall to be erected was owned by your president.
giving his county's secrets to other countries is called espionage . he is rightfully imprisoned .
we can only hope and pray that Mr. Erdogan will be voted out on Sunday
THANKS TO DW PROPAGANDA, HE WON AND YOU LOST😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@babymonalisa Ok, let's send back all Turks to live their myth in Turkey.
That will make you happier.
Kavala for president.
What about Abu Ghraib, Guantamala Prison? What types of thing westers did there was that a Humanity dear westerns?
Both are bad, don't think like a mediocre. 2 wrongs don't make a right. Dw also makes docus aboit Guantanamo
What about this, what about that? What about how DW Documentary has dealt with those topics? What about that? 🤔
Wtf is guantamala prison lol
@@coltonyoung6518 They obviously mean Guantanamo Bay. Not everyone knows English as well as you, and there are many who know the language much better than you.
You prefer others to be civil with you I imagine. So best for us all to be civil with others too, no?🙂
@@TheStockwell : What about there really are other tragedies in the world, and not everyone who says "what about" is saying it to distract from current subject. I understand it's a typical distraction tactic used by authoritarians, but we owe it each other and ourselves to be careful to not assume wrongly. Certainly it's not how you or I would want to be treated.🙂
Germans where are your aryans ? They all moved to india.
The Russian bots are on about Julian Assange.
They are not Russian bots. They are just people you happen to dislike, because they dont buy into your false narrative.
Hey Mr. Propaganda machine DW, We never see such a documentary titled "Julian Assenge: A voice from prison."
The online rights for our three documentaries on Julian Assange have now expired.
@@DWDocumentary How convenient! How many decades ago were they made, that they "expired"?!!!😂😂😂Never mind, they were probably full of lies and not worth watching😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
All this is deserved n all this big BS.
Hello from me 😂 please ❤ for me😅
No. Now, go away. You're welcome! 😁
Russia, Belarus and Turkey. Nothing more to say
If this was true, then why is turkey a democracy
Hahahahahaha
Leave turkey alone
Osman is like soroz
Oh brother, how one sided of you🎉😂
😂😂😂 he has groupies like the serial killers in America 😂😂😂😂😂
Crimnal
Allah is God
Showing one side of the story shows a typical propaganda. How about you show the other side as well ?
What is the other side? He was accused of trying to overthrow the government! Where is the evidence to that?
This is timed perfectly to make a propaganda video for the German gov and the EU.
Good eye
What's the angle this would be used for? Who would benefit from it and what idea would it promote? I'm asking out of actual curiosity. I don't follow German or EU pol much
@@WaffleStomper69 he's running for office right now. This a pathetic attempt to discredit & demonize
@@WaffleStomper69 There is an Election in Turkey now.
This Documentary channel(owned by the German gov) is framing Erdogan and the Turkiye gov as a fierce and unlowful, so that it can sway public opinion and have an influence on the Incumbent president's Election campaign.
People(Humans)are so fundamentally hypocrites that without finishing the video and checking out either it's true or false or how much accurate
they started whataboutism and ignored the topic .But whenever DW or any other organization publish any documentary against their oppositions/enemies they accept it fully without any complaining.
People need to train their mind and subconscious thinking/honesty.
Congrats to Erdogan on the reelection 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂Alhamdulillah
I usually enjoy DW documentaries but this is a No for me, it screams Propaganda. Shameful to DW.
@derya7282 : Do you really think you are not hilariously transparent? 🙄
@@Dimitris_Balf Thank you for speaking the truth
Do you honestly believe he tried to overthrow the government? This is obviously a made up accusation. If you support unlawful imprisonment of political opponents, anyone could be next. Even you.
My thoughts exactly. I stopped watching after the first few minutes. I've unsubscribed.
You can always watch Ahaber.
That's appropriate for your IQ.
Erdoğan ❤
He is criminal. will be prison just like now
You are always biased when it comes to Turkey and Erdoğan
And you will keep your eyes and ears closed no matter what, right? That is just the kind of people Erdogan wants. Keeping to their own bussiness, looking out only for themselves and their family. Who cares about human rights and democracy! It won't pay the rent.
We ❤ erdogan. Dw documentary is so delusional. They showing the viewers very deceiving view about erdogan. The majority in turkey has voted for him for the last 30 years. I wonder why?? 4:19
EU and DW are desperate as always to oust Erdogan, the great leader of turkiye and muslim world....
These propaganda videos are not strong enough to persuade turkish people.... Because turkish people know better how Erdogan's 2 decade long journey transformed turkiye....
Turkiye will be much more mightier💪 with his bold leadership and wisdom.....
Love from 🇧🇩
People(Humans)are so fundamentally hypocrites that without finishing the video and checking out either it's true or false or how much accurate
they started whataboutism and ignored the topic .But whenever DW or any other organization publish any documentary against their oppositions/enemies they accept it fully without any complaining.
People need to train their mind and subconscious thinking/honesty.
Erdogan is no prophet.He couldn't even implement Islamic laws in his secular country. He might do some bad things we don't know about. That's why we should try to research and listen the criticism first and try to find out how much of the criticism is true and how much is false.
🙄Bhwaahahahahahahaaa !! 🤣🤣😂
Im muslim uhuuhu i m victim muslim uhuhuhuhu stf up
.I. from TR
Keep him locked up a traitor
One sided media. people from al over the world love erodgan
Typical. Whenever busted these kind of people always twist things around and put on their I-am-just-a-victim mask on. It happens everywhere. In reality they're the real perpetrator. I am not buying this.
Nice propaganda vedio