Kocasakal won the Istanbul Bar Association election: First statement from former president Kaboğlu

The 128th Ordinary General Assembly of the Istanbul Bar Association, which is one of the largest bar associations in the world and includes approximately 70 thousand lawyers, was held at the Haliç Congress Center.

In the election held today, the current president is Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kaboğlu received 7 thousand 22 votes according to unofficial results. Republican Power Union candidate Prof. received 10 thousand 227 votes. Dr. Ümit Kocasakal became the new Bar Association President.

Making a statement after the elections, İbrahim Kaboğlu said:

"We, as the 2024-2026 period responsible for the management of the Istanbul Bar Association, organized the elections. The elections took place properly, in a peaceful environment, in an environment where candidates competed within the framework of the law. On the way to this election, we, as the Lawyers for Change Group, tried to manage the law together, not only through the boards determined by election on October 20, 2024, but also with your participation, commissions, centers and assemblies, in order to make the law effective always, everywhere, for everyone. Participant. We have implemented a collective, inclusive management approach and we have contributed to the development of the law together. Our contribution will have an exceptional place in the history of the Istanbul Bar Association. For example, the directors of the commissions and centers are determined by election. These are the gains that can never be reversed. We are confident that it will continue like this from now on. Goodbye.