Judicial system of Turkey
Turkey's top judicial body a threat to judiciary, says dismissed prosecutor
A prosecutor who was recently dismissed from the profession after being involved in the huge corruption investigation of December 2013 has said Turkey?s top judicial body has become a threat to the impartiality of the judiciary.
Prosecutors, judge of Turkey's massive graft probe dismissed from profession
Turkey's top judicial body has dismissed from the profession four prosecutors and one judge, who had been involved in the country's biggest-ever corruption investigation in December 2013.
Turkish Deputy PM accuses opposition of not supporting fight against Gülenists
Deputy Prime Minister Yalç?n Akdo?an slammed the main opposition parties on April 28 over their ?lack of support for the government in the struggle against the parallel state,? the same day as Turkey?s high judiciary board allowed the prosecution against two judges who demanded the release of 76 suspects allegedly working for U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen.
Top judicial body probes judiciary members affiliated with pro-Gülen 'terror organization'
Turkey?s justice minister has announced that the country?s top judicial body has decided to investigate judges and prosecutors who allegedly formed a ?parallel power? within the judiciary as an extension of the ?Parallel State Structure Terror Organization/Pro-Fetullah Terror Organization? (Fetullahç? Terör Örgütü).
Prosecutors commit a crime by investigating
The Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has decided that prosecutors Celal Kara and Mahir Akta?, who conducted the Dec. 17 and 25, 2013, investigations, and judge Süleyman Karaçöl should be tried.
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Chess game continues at Supreme Court of Appeals ahead of polls
The balance of power at Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals is like a chess game played on a shifting platform. Five candidates are running for office in the elections scheduled to be held today, but understanding the situation in the chamber is impossible without taking a closer look at the back story.
What was the balance of power in the Supreme Court of Appeals before 2010?
Trust in judiciary at nadir but increasing, says AKP jurist official
Trust in the judiciary is at its lowest level in Turkey today, but the country's judicial body will be better in future after recent elections also resulted in leftist and Kemalist judges joining the body, according to a high-ranking ruling party member.
Five prosecutors involved in Turkish intelligence trucks search removed from duty
Five public prosecutors involved in the stopping and searching of National Intelligence Organization (M?T) trucks in January 2013 have been removed from their duties by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), on the grounds of the "safety of investigations and not harming the judiciary's influence or reputation."
Top judicial board suspends key jurists involved in 2013 graft probes
Turkey's highest judicial board has suspended four prosecutors who were all involved in now-dropped graft investigations last December pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation.
Military draft law to increase authority of commanders, prime minister
The Turkish Prime Minister will have the final word on whether the Chief of General Staff will be tried by civilian courts for incidents and decisions related to his position, according to a new draft bill sent to Parliament by the government.