President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday sharply criticised Turkish lawyers who boycot...
ANKARA - President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday sharply criticised Turkish lawyers who boycotted a judicial ceremony on the grounds of his presidential palace, saying their method of electing bar association members should be changed.
Many of the bar associations said holding the ceremony in a location linked to the presidency signals a lack of separation of powers and the erosion of judicial independence in Turkey. “This venue does not belong to me. As I have always said, this venue is the home of the people and all state institutions have the right to easily use it.”
TBB Chairman Metin Feyzioglu, previously an outspoken critic of Erdogan and his governments, has come under fire for recently shifting position and appearing closer to the president. He was at Monday’s ceremony for the first time in five years.
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