የካቫላ ደጋፊዎች በኤርዶጋን 'ሥልጣኔ እየጨመረ በሄደ' ቱርክ ውስጥ ለሰብአዊ መብት ሥራው የታለመ የፖለቲካ እስረኛ ነው ብለው ያምናሉ።
Kavala's supporters, however, believe him to be a political prisoner, targeted for his human rights work in Erdogan's 'increasingly authoritarian' Turkey.