Separation of powers

The European Union is planning to express support for opening three chapters concerning judiciary, freedom and economy with Turkey, despite highlighting concerns over Ankara's handling of the aftermath of a graft crisis, according to a draft final resolution to be discussed during an upcoming EU leaders' meeting.

The EU said Ankara's response to a graft scandal has harmed the independence of the judiciary and weakened civil rights

The Reformist Bloc says is targeting reform of the judiciary to guarantee independence of courts and free the justice system from corruption and political influence.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has emphasized the importance of preserving judicial impartiality, while also drawing attention to the dangers of sovereignty of groups within the judiciary that share similar interests.

Now, it is the turn of “Gülenists” to be eliminated from the bureaucracy and to be deprived of any social and economic power, on the way to “the second one-party period” in Turkey.

The country currently boasts a large number of serious and honorable members within the ranks of its judiciary, people who are a credit to their profession and are not afraid of confronting major cases and interests.

The head of one of Turkey’s leading business organizations has urged a deep systemic change that will cure “problems in the separation of powers”