The immediate release of Turkish businessman, Osman Kavala, on the basis of the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) of the Council of Europe (CoE) has been demanded by the Foreign Ministry.
In a post on Twitter, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry noted that "Osman Kavala should be released immediately, in accordance with the legally binding judgment of the ECHR."
"As an EU candidate country and a member of the CoE, Turkey is obliged to comply with international obligations and respect human rights and international conventions," the MFA says.
Osman Kavala was sentenced to life imprisonment by an Istanbul court after facing 17 charges in connection with the Gezi Park events.
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