Board of Judges and Prosecutors

Following the election of new members to the Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), the board has held its first meeting of the new term in Ankara under the chairmanship of Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül.

The political parties of the Nation Alliance and the People Alliance have agreed on the candidates for the Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), the first consensus between the two rival camps.

Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül on May 20 announced that the People Alliance and the Nation Alliance have agreed at the commission of parliament.

Courthouses in Turkey will start using thermal cameras at their entrances to screen for fevers to prevent anyone potentially infected with the coronavirus from entering the premises, Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül said on May 29 as the country's judiciary is set to resume its work as part of its normalization phase.

Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu on Feb. 25 criticized the state of the Turkish judiciary, saying it is "gradually losing trust."

The Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has temporarily suspended an Istanbul judge from duty after he criticized a lawyer for her "skirt's length" during a hearing.

The Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) has reshuffled the districts of 3,320 judges and prosecutors, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported on July 26.

The Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) has noted “a worrying lack of progress” in Turkey regarding preventing and combatting corruption, stressing concerns that the contentious and much discussed constitutional change appears to put the configuration of Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) even “more under the control of the executive branch.”

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has slammed members of the Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) for heeding to political pressure.

All suspected members of the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) under arrest will have to wear "single-type" brown uniforms during court appearances, according to a change planned by the Justice Ministry, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Aug. 4.

The justice system will as of Sept. 1 notify plaintiffs of when their legal cases are due to be concluded at the time of a lawsuit being opened, in an attempt to accelerate judicial proceedings in Turkey.