Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors
Turkish prosecutor who indicted Brunson reassigned
Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül
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Court cases to be finalized in 200 days: Justice minister
The Turkish Justice Ministry is mulling limiting the length of judicial processes to 200 days in a bid to reduce problems caused by long trials, Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül has said, while adding that 13,000 new judges and prosecutors were appointed after dismissals during the state of emergency.
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.
107 more judges, prosecutors dismissed over Gülen links
Turkey's highest judicial regulatory body dismissed another 107 judges and prosecutors on May 5 over their alleged links to U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, who is accused of masterminding the July 2016 failed coup attempt, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Open call before history and the public
Why the word "supreme" was removed from the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) in the constitutional amendments, I could not receive an answer from anybody.
Could it be a reflection of the ruling party's mentality of regarding only the "elected" as superior? If so, then we have to start worrying.
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Probe in Gülen case launched due to public indignation: HSYK deputy chair
A permit has been given to investigate three judges and one prosecutor who were temporarily suspended in a case into the Gülen movement due to "public indignation," the deputy chair of Turkey's Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has stated.