We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
The Power of Law vs. the Power of Arms: The Turkish Judiciary's Test with the Coup.
- Authors
AYDIN, HÜSEYİN
- Abstract
Thousands of judges and prosecutors in Turkey risked their lives to inquire into the activities of an armed group and defended the law against them. The Turkish judiciary has been determined to protect the democratic constitutional state since the night of the coup attempt on July 15, 2016. Even during the early hours of the coup attempt, when nobody yet knew whether it would be successful, the Turkish judiciary showed the courage to initiate investigations against the coup-plotters. Since then, the judiciary has spent utmost effort to ensure the conduct and conclusion of the proceedings in a fair manner. This paper will shed light on the judicial process during the post-coup attempt period.
- Subjects
TURKEY; JUDGES -- Security measures; PUBLIC prosecutors; VIGILANTES; COURTS
- Publication
Insight Turkey, 2019, Vol 21, Issue 4, p41
- ISSN
1302-177X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.25253/99.2019214.03