After the earthquakes that occurred in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, and destroyed 11 provinces, the Professional Solidarity Network was announced by the Union of Turkish Bar Associations.
The Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) published an official online announcement on February 6, 2023, when the earthquake disaster took place, and shared the information that a workplace solidarity network was created due to the earthquake, with its content.
It has been announced that through the professional solidarity network, professional support will be provided to ensure that lawyers affected by the earthquake do not lose their rights for their cases in other cities. According to the statement, the professional support necessary for meeting the lawyer rights center of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations will be given to the lawyers who are victims of disasters. In the announcement, it was stated that the lawyers to be supported can reach the Lawyer Rights Center of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations via call agents on 0312 292 59 44 for communication.
In addition, the Union of Turkish Bar Associations published a new announcement numbered 2023/13 on the same day, announcing that lawyers whose offices were damaged due to the earthquake will be able to benefit from out-of-office assistance. Union of Bar Associations of Turkey Social Assistance and Solidarity Fund, Social Assistance and Solidarity Directive No:2 "Temporary Incapacity, World Emergency Support and Death-Related Assistance Principles Directive 6/a part of the announcement referred to the lawyers who want to benefit from the aid registered with the report of the bar association. reported that they can apply. The request report template included in the annex of the announcement contains the necessary components to make a petition for the application to the bar association. The announcement was published under the name of Attorney R. Erinç Sağkan, President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations.
For details, see:
https://www.barobirlik.org.tr/Haberler/duyuru-202313-83520
