Judicial system of Turkey

Council of Europe says new Turkish judicial body does not offer judicial independence

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks has expressed concern that the new composition of Turkey's Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) is far from offering adequate safeguards for judicial independence.

The HSYK held its first meeting under the leadership of the justice minister in Ankara on June 7. 

Turkey: More than 154,000 faced legal probe over Gülen links since coup attempt

More than 154,000 people have faced legal probes over suspected links to the movement of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen since the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt, widely believed to have been masterminded by the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ).

More than 154,000 faced legal probe over Gülen links since coup attempt

More than 154,000 people have faced legal probes over suspected links to the movement of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen since the July 15, 2016, failed coup attempt, widely believed to have been masterminded by the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ). 

4,000 judges and prosecutors dismissed, justice minister says

Some 4,000 judges and prosecutors have been dismissed as part of a probe against the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) since the July 15, 2016, coup attempt, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said May 26.

"More than 4,000 judges and prosecutors were removed from the profession due to membership, contact or affiliation with FETÖ in the Turkish judiciary," Bozdağ said.

Turkey's judicial board reshuffles over 1,000 judges, prosecutors

Turkey's judicial board reshuffled over 1,000 judges and prosecutors on May 9. 

A total of 1,045 judges and prosecutors were reshuffled, including 1,035 from the judicial justice and 10 from the administrative justice, according to a statement issued on the Board of Judges and Prosecutors' (HSK) website. 

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