Delegates call an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting’ against Union of Bar Associations Chair

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100 delegates of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) have stated that at least 25 bar associations should come together and make a call for an extraordinary general assembly meeting.

In a joint statement released by the delegates, it has been noted that "a vote of confidence should be held against TBB Chair Metin Feyzioğlu." 

"The result of this vote will go down in both history and the records of the TBB," the statement of the delegates has read further.

'Union Chair is unprincipled and inconsistent'

The delegates have referred to the recent amendments to the Attorneys' Act, which will enable the establishment of more than one bar in a city. 

"That the Union Chair defined this amendment as a revolution has clearly shown what kind of a betrayal lawyers and the profession of defense face," they have noted, arguing that he is "unprincipled and inconsistent": "With his unprincipled and inconsistent behaviors, Union Chair has destroyed the last fragments of his reliability in the eyes of both the public and lawyers."

Noting that "the objection and struggle of all 80 bar associations against the law of multiple bar associations is extremely valuable," the delegates have underlined that "the struggle should continue because the responsibilities arising from their profession and duties as delegates increasingly continue."

Reminding that "some bar associations chairs' and 552 delegates terms in office will be due in October," the undersigned delegates have made a series of calls to the bar chairs, executive committee and delegates:

'25 bar association should make a joint call'

"At least 25 bars should come together without delay and, within the scope of related articles of the Attorneys' Act, they should call an extraordinary general assembly meeting to discuss the amendments to the Act.

"Such a general assembly meeting will set the course of action to be taken by bar associations before the bar elections in October.

"It needs to be discussed what kind of a policy will be pursued in the cities where multiple bar associations will be established. And a vote of confidence should be taken on Metin Feyzioğlu. The result of this vote will go down in both the history and the records of the TBB.

"The current power of representation of the delegation, which will never have as many as 552 delegates, will be of critical importance for the records.

"It is time to make a decision. It is time to decide how we will go down in history: As those who fought or as the ones who gave up?

"If we cry out loud, 'The defense has not hushed and it will not,' it is now time to show that we do not stay silent. The only lost struggle is the one given up!"

The undersigned TBB delegates are as follows:

1. Lawyer Yurdagül Gündoğan – Adana Bar Association

2. Lawyer Burcu Pul – Adana Bar Association

3. Lawyer Hülya Acemoğlu -Adana Bar Association

4. Lawyer İsmail Hakkı Atal- Adana Bar Association

5. Lawyer Mustafa Çinkılıç – Adana Bar Association

6. Lawyer Ömer Burukan -Adana Bar Association

7. Lawyer Ümit Büyükdağ – Adana Bar Association

8. Lawyer Ahmet Faruk Ulaş – Adana Bar Association

9. Lawyer Serdar Günakın – Ağrı Bar Association

10. Lawyer Ali Özdemir -Ankara Bar Association

11. Lawyer B.Didem Sağın Karaman -Ankara Bar Association

12. Lawyer Cafer Toptaş -Ankara Bar Association

13. Lawyer Hacı Bayram Vural- Ankara Bar Association

14. Lawyer Hüseyin Çolak -Ankara Bar Association

15. Lawyer Kaya Yelek – Ankara Bar Association

16. Lawyer Mehmet Ali Erten – Ankara Bar Association

17. Lawyer Muzaffer Karayel – Ankara Bar Association

18. Lawyer Özge Çelik – Ankara Bar Association

19. Lawyer Turgut Nihat Cuhruk – Ankara Bar Association

20. Lawyer Ali Çelik -Antalya Bar Association

21. Lawyer Güler Yılmaz Birol -Antalya Bar Association

22. Lawyer Hasan Uğur- Antalya Bar Association

23. Lawyer Mehmet Şimşek – Antalya Bar Association

24. Lawyer Mustafa Murat Bilgin -Antalya Bar Association

25. Lawyer Soner Ustaoğlu- Antalya Bar Association

26. Lawyer Tuncay Koç – Antalya Bar Association

27. Lawyer Ahmet Sevim- Batman Bar Association

28. Lawyer Alaettin Baran – Batman Bar Association

29. Lawyer Ali Arabacı- Bursa Bar Association

30. Lawyer Mefharet Öztürk- Bursa Bar Association

31. Lawyer Serap Akkul – Bursa Bar Association

32. Lawyer Suna Soydaş Fırat – Bursa Bar Association

33. Lawyer Neslihan Aktosun -Bursa Bar Association

34. Lawyer Ahmet Özmen- Diyarbakır Bar Association

35. Lawyer Barış Yavuz -Diyarbakır Bar Association

36. Lawyer Serhat Eren- Diyarbakır Bar Association

37. Lawyer Deniz Kurdoğlu -Gaziantep Bar Association

38. Lawyer Mesut Karavelioğlu – Gaziantep Bar Association

39. Lawyer Dilek Yumrutaş – İstanbul Bar Association

40. Lawyer Ömür Dedeoğlu- İstanbul Bar Association

41. Lawyer Azat Yıldırım – Mardin Bar Association

42. Lawyer İbrahim Dündar – Mardin Bar Association

43. Lawyer Hakan Kendirci – Mersin Bar Association

44. Lawyer Levent Demir- Mersin Bar Association

45. Lawyer Mehmet Zeki Demir- Mersin Bar Association

46. Lawyer Mutlay Halide Başar – Mersin Bar Association

47. Lawyer Özgür Özbek – Mersin Bar Association

48. Lawyer Mehmet Velat İzol – Şanlıurfa Bar Association

49. Lawyer Ebru Varnalı Onur- Ankara Bar Association

50. Lawyer Zafer Günal- Ankara Bar Association

51. Lawyer Ferhat Karataş -Şanlıurfa Bar Association

52. Lawyer Serhat Demiryeli – Şanlıurfa Bar Association

53. Lawyer Hikmet Delebe – Şanlıurfa Bar Association

54. Lawyer Gül Yarız Cilli -Adana Bar Association

55. Lawyer Gülcihan Türe -Antalya Bar Association

56. Lawyer Faruk Yaygın -Şanlıurfa Bar Association

57. Lawyer Bilal Koralay- İzmir Bar Association

58. Lawyer Erdal Yağçeken- – İzmir Bar Association

59. Lawyer Özcan Çine – İzmir Bar Association

60. Lawyer Ümit İzmirli – İzmir Bar Association

61. Lawyer İsmet Köymen – İzmir Bar Association

62. Lawyer Ayşen Erdoğan – İzmir Bar Association

63. Lawyer Filiz Kunt – İzmir Bar Association

64. Lawyer Türkan Karakoç – İzmir Bar Association

65. Lawyer Hüseyin Özgür – İzmir Bar Association

66. Lawyer Sefa Yılmaz- İzmir Bar Association

67. Lawyer Çağla Deniz Felamur- İzmir Bar Association

68. Lawyer Hatice Aslan Atabay- İzmir Bar Association

69. Lawyer Erkan Göbekçin- İzmir Bar Association

70. Lawyer Ümit Görgülü Sevil- İzmir Bar Association

71. Lawyer Mehmet Kantarcıoğlu- İzmir Bar Association

72. Lawyer Nursen Aksu- İzmir Bar Association

73. Lawyer Ahmet Yılmaz- İzmir Bar Association

74. Lawyer Kemal Eskier- İzmir Bar Association

75. Lawyer Erol Özcan- İzmir Bar Association

76. LawyerDoğan Evrim -İzmir Bar Association

77. Lawyer Arif Ali Cangı -İzmir Bar Association

78. Lawyer Yakup Gül -İzmir Bar Association

79. Lawyer Çağlar Akbulut -İzmir Bar Association

80. Lawyer Huriye Altay Erol -Tekirdağ Bar Association

81. Lawyer Murat İşcan- Tekirdağ Bar Association

82. Lawyer Serkan Cengiz -İzmir Bar Association

83. Lawyer Veysel Gül -İzmir Bar Association

84. Lawyer İsmail Hanoğlu -İzmir Bar Association

85. Lawyer Meriç Kaptan -İzmir Bar Association

86. Lawyer Recai Görgülü -Ankara Bar Association

87. Lawyer Dursun Demirci -Ankara Bar Association

88. Lawyer Mengü Gökçe -Ankara Bar Association

89. Lawyer Ergün Hakan Kelemci -Ankara Bar Association

90. Lawyer Evrim Dost- Ankara Bar Association

91. Lawyer Ejder Tarıyan- Ankara Bar Association

92. Lawyer Mesut Adan -Ankara Bar Association

93. Lawyer Cumhur Bozkurt-Ankara Bar Association

94. Lawyer N. Çınar İnal- Ankara Bar Association

95. Lawyer Salih Erbay- Antalya Bar Association

96. Lawyer Faruk Çağlar- Van Bar Association

97. Lawyer Ertuğrul Çabuker- Van Bar Association

98. Lawyer Hasan Serhat Eryiğit- Van Bar Association

99. Lawyer Cengizhan Gököz – Antalya Bar Association

100. Lawyer İlker Mengü -Adana Bar Association

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