Instances of corruption and malfeasance within Turkey’s judiciary have surfaced once again, bringing to light a tangled web of scandal and illicit dealings involving 53 judges and public prosecutors. They are such a common occurrence now that it feels like judges and prosecutors spend the bulk of their time being involved in some sort of corruption rather than delivering justice.
GRECO finds Turkey failed to align with the Council of Europe’s anti-judicial and political corruption standards
The scandal in the Istanbul Courthouse, initially sparked by a letter from Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor İsmail Uçar to the Council of Judges and Prosecutors, has now intensified with Judge Erdinç Demet’s startling allegations against Bekir Altun, the Chief Justice of one of Istanbul’s two judicial districts.