RIZE — 2005 · Murder
Environmental Lawyer Cihan Eren
Lawyer Cihan Eren was an environmentalist known locally as "the Black Sea's lawyer". He led the legal fight against the Black Sea Coastal Highway project in Fındıklı, Rize. On 18 April 2005 he was shot and seriously wounded in Fındıklı. The attacker was caught and tried. After months of treatment Eren died on 22 July 2005. His death became one of the defining moments of the legal fight against the coastal road and of the environmental movement on the Black Sea coast. Together with local residents, Eren had been pursuing legal action against the damage the road would do to the coast and the environment. After the attack he was treated for months but could not be saved. Environmental groups and lawyers remembered him as a pioneer of nature advocacy on the Black Sea.
- Date
- 2005
- Place
- Fındıklı, Rize
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 41.2720, 41.1430 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 2000sEren leads legal fight against the coastal road
- 18 Apr 2005Shot and seriously wounded in Fındıklı
- 22 Jul 2005Cihan Eren dies
Sources
- Hürriyet — Çevreci avukat Cihan Eren öldü hurriyet.com.tr ↗
- Milliyet — Karadeniz'in avukatı öldü milliyet.com.tr ↗
- Hürriyet
- Milliyet
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