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Erdoğan: Turkey to introduce 'master and protégé' system in judiciary

Erdoğan: Turkey to introduce 'master and protégé' system in judiciary

Assistant judges and assistant prosecutors will be appointed soon, the president has said.

Erdoğan says opposition interferes with judicial independence, urges judges to take action

Erdoğan says opposition interferes with judicial independence, urges judges to take action

The opposition's criticism of "politically motivated" trials was an interference with the judiciary, according to the president.

26 November 2020

'Me Too of Lawyers': Revelations of Harassment Lead to Foundation of New Movement

'Me Too of Lawyers': Revelations of Harassment Lead to Foundation of New Movement

The Women Lawyers' Solidarity was founded after a trainee solicitor revealed the sexual harassment by a lawyer, which led to other women lawyers joining her and eventually the arrest of harasser.

11 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek

From Özel to Erdoğan: We Said Before 'Separation of Powers Will Disappear'

From Özel to Erdoğan: We Said Before 'Separation of Powers Will Disappear'

CHP Group Deputy Chair Özel has responded to Erdoğan, who said “We have to give them the necessary lesson at the judiciary." Özel has said, “When this regime change was happening, we said that separation of powers will disappear.”

25 December 2018

“The Government Has Taken Over the Judiciary and Parliament”

ERTUĞRUL KÜRKÇÜ RESPONDS TO PM ERDOĞAN

“The Government Has Taken Over the Judiciary and Parliament”

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said they had spoken to the judiciary to lift the parliamentary immunity of BDP deputies in connection with their encounter with PKK militants on Aug. 17. BDP Deputy Ertuğrul Kürkçü said those remarks illustrated how far the government had gone to concentrate all the power in their hands.

8 September 2012 Ekin Karaca

"Systematic Dysfunctions in the Turkish Justice System"

THOMAS HAMMARBERG

"Systematic Dysfunctions in the Turkish Justice System"

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, criticized that lengthy trial procedures and periods of detention bestowed a privilege on police officers against the defendants of these trials.

19 October 2011

Önderoğlu: Judicial Pressure Equals Pressure on Press and Research

Önderoğlu: Judicial Pressure Equals Pressure on Press and Research

Social Science Students of the Platform 'We are still Witnesses' organized a panel discussion on governing mechanisms of the political power over oppositional movements. The discussion was also an expression of solidarity for rights activist Pınar Selek.

31 May 2010 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Parliamentary Commission Requests "Judicial News Editorship"

Parliamentary Commission Requests "Judicial News Editorship"

A report issued by the Parliamentary Human Rights Examination Board suggests considering an alternative "judicial news editorship" in the media, training programs for court correspondents and raising professional standards.

24 May 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Only Effective Judiciary Can End Threats against Agos Newspaper

Only Effective Judiciary Can End Threats against Agos Newspaper

Armenian Agos newspaper was threatened frequently before and after the murder of editor-in-chief Hrant Dink. Now the newspaper's website has been hacked. Lawyer Çetin criticized that the judiciary lacks efficiency for crimes committed via the internet.

12 February 2010 Erhan Üstündağ,Bawer Çakır

The State Council Backs The Supreme Court

The State Council is displeased by the government’s statements targeting the Supreme Court. It says the judiciary organs take their authority to share their opinions from the same Constitution.

The Ruling Party Wants A Subservient Judiciary Says The Supreme Court

The Ruling Party Wants A Subservient Judiciary Says The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s Board of Chairperson critiques the government, stating that the government has stepped outside the bounds of the legitimate means of defending itself. The government says the Board cannot take a side.

Semdinli Trial in Military Court

Semdinli Trial in Military Court

The Van 3rd Penal Court decreed that it was not responsible for the Semdinli trial; the case has been sent to military court.

17 September 2007 Tolga Korkut

"Military Authority has Damaged Judiciary Independence"

The Modern Lawyers' Association opened the new judiciary year with a discussion on independence of judges.

10 September 2007 Erol Önderoğlu