Taner Kılıç
Taner Kılıç | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 55–56) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Dokuz Eylül University |
| Known for | founding of Amnesty International Turkey; arrested 6 June 2017 |
| Title | President of Amnesty International Turkey |
| Term | 2014– |
| Successor | Incumbent |
Taner Kılıç (born 1969) is a Turkish civil rights activist. He is one of the founding members of the Turkey section of the human rights organisation Amnesty International and its president since 2014. Kılıç was detained by Turkish authorities for alleged terrorist activities on 6 June 2017, during the 2016–17 purges in Turkey.
He remained in detention until 15 August 2018. On 3 July 2020, he was sentenced to six years in prison. Amnesty condemned the verdict as a "travesty of justice".