NEW Party brought the 'guarantee of jurisdiction' to the agenda of the Parliament: 'Will an investigation be initiated?'

CHP Aydın Deputy Süleyman Bülbül brought the statement of the President of Ankara No. 2 Bar Association, "We made 70 of our members judges and prosecutors" to the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Bülbül, who submitted a parliamentary question requesting the Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek to answer, said, "In accordance with Article 10 of the Constitution titled 'Equality Before the Law' and the provisions regulating the independence of the judiciary, it is one of the most basic requirements of the rule of law that the admission processes for the profession of judge and prosecutor be carried out with transparent, fair, merit-based and objective criteria. These statements create the impression that any bar association, professional organization or formation is privileged in the selection and appointment of members of the judiciary. "It damages the sense of justice among thousands of candidates preparing for the judge/prosecutor exams and calls into question the reliability of the exam/interview processes," he said. Bülbül asked the following questions in her proposal:

"Does your ministry have an administrative statement regarding the statements made by Ankara No. 2 Bar Association President Gökhan Ağdemir, implying that members of the mentioned bar associations are given privileges in recruitment of judges/prosecutors by your Ministry? Will an administrative investigation be launched against those concerned regarding this statement, which officially reveals that the principle of merit has been shelved? Candidates who have been accepted to the profession by successfully completing the judge and prosecutor written exam and interview processes held in the last two years are admitted to the bar associations and provinces "Has any ex officio investigation or investigation been initiated within your ministry or before the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) regarding the allegations that the judicial organization is given privileges or priorities that would disrupt equal opportunities in recruitment? If so, what is its current stage?"