by TurkeyPurge | Apr 2, 2018 | Today in Crackdown
Teoman Gökçe, a top judge and a former member of the Turkish Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK), has passed away following a heart attack in prison, media reported Monday. Gökçe was a HSK member until he quitted in the summer of 2014 claiming that government...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 20, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) dismissed 227 judges and prosecutors from their over their alleged links to the Gülen movement Turkish government accuses the movement of masterminding of the July 15 coup attempt. Some 4,000 judges and prosecutors...
by TurkeyPurge | Feb 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has suspended seven judges and prosecutors due to alleged links to the faith-based Gülen movement, the Diken news portal reported on Wednesday. The judges and prosecutors are accused of using of a smart phone...
by TurkeyPurge | Jan 1, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) on Friday rejected applications for reinstatement to their former positions from 233 judges and prosecutors who were dismissed over alleged links to the Gulen movement. The number of judges and prosecutors who have...
by TurkeyPurge | Dec 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has suspended 96 judges and prosecutors due to alleged links to the Gülen movement, according to a statement from the deputy chairman of the HSYK, Mehmet Yılmaz. Speaking to the state-run Anadolu news agency on...