A recent scandal involving the State Personnel Examination (KPSS) is indeed part of the Cage Operation Action Plan, an alleged Naval Forces Command plan mainly targeting Turkey’s non-Muslim communities, a newly discovered document has suggested.
(08 Sep, 2010 00:00)
The new judicial year began on Monday, bringing back various issues including the immense workload of courts that practically paralyzes them. Even the simplest case takes more than a year before it is heard by Turkish courts. Some of the most crucial trials are dropped due to the statute of limitations expiring.
(08 Sep, 2010 00:00)
The state of ambiguity surrounding the appointments of newly graduated judges persists, with the tension between the Ministry of Justice and the Council of State rising with every passing day.
(08 Sep, 2010 00:00)
The State Meteorological Directorate has advised that weather conditions were not foggy in the Hantepe region when six soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack on July 19, which refutes an earlier statement by the General Staff, who said reinforcements could not be sent to the region due to adverse weather conditions.
(08 Sep, 2010 00:00)
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, commenting on recent statements by Supreme Court of Appeals President Hasan Gerçeker, who said the disagreement between the judiciary and the government would further widen if a constitutional reform package is approved in the Sept. 12 referendum, has said that he perceived Gerçeker’s statements as a threat.
(08 Sep, 2010 00:00)