Delegates call an ‘Extraordinary General Meeting’ against Union of Bar Associations Chair
Click to read the article in Turkish
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
(HA/SD)