A mobster who admitted to bribing chief prosecutor and police chiefs exposes deep rot in the Turkish judiciary.
Turkey Human Rights Blog
AKP’s ‘golden boy’ prosecutor turned out to be corrupt to the core
Turkey Human Rights Blog looks at the extent of corruption in the Turkish judiciary, where corrupt judges and prosecutors are getting richer while cracking down on government critics. The latest example is the Okan Bato case.
EP on Turkey: The state of democracy, rights and freedoms is deplorable
The European Parliament adopted its annual Turkey report which found the state of democracy, rights and freedoms is deplorable and condemned systemic rights violations.
Turkey: New Judicial Year begins with heavy problems
MP Mustafa Yeneroglu, former chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission, presented Turkey’s ‘report card’ on justice and the rule of law at the start of the new judicial year.
Istanbul Mayor’s trial clouded as the judges were replaced again
The replacements of judges in İmamoğlu’s appeal case casts a shadow over the upcoming election and underscores the persistent challenges Turkey faces in maintaining a judiciary free from political interference.
How 13,000 persons have been framed: A Plot by the prosecution and its informant
Although the anonymous witness mechanism has been abused for a long time by the Turkish authorities, the controversy surrounding Garson/The Waiter is scandalous even by the standards of the Turkish judiciary.