Turkey's Court of Appeals decides for ex-minister to pay compensation for not obeying court order

Turkey?s Supreme Court of Appeals has decided former Education Minister Hüseyin Çelik and three bureaucrats to pay compensation to a former provincial education head of the Giresun province on grounds of not applying a court order, which had ruled for the latter?s return of duty. 

Çelik, Turkey?s education minister from 2003 until 2009, and three other bureaucrats were fined 20,000 Turkish Liras each by the Supreme Court of Appeals for not implementing a court rule, stating that ?everyone had the obligation to abide by jurisdictional decisions.? 

Halit Azizo?lu, the former provincial education head of the Black Sea province of Giresun, was appointed as a specialist to the Presidency of the Research, Planning and Coordination Authority in 2004. 

Azizo?lu issued a criminal file for the nullity of the judgement. The court first adopted a motion for stay of execution and then canceled the appointment of Azizo?lu as a specialist. Even with the court?s decision, Azizo?lu was not appointed as his former duty of Giresun?s provincial education head. 

Azizo?lu sued Çelik, the ministry?s then-undersecretary, then-general director of staff and then-deputy general director, who were responsible for not implementing the court?s decision, for mental anguish. 

Ankara?s 22nd Civil Court of First Instance first rejected the case, which Azizo?lu then appealed. 

The 4th Civil Chamber of the Court of Appeals reversed the judgement, stating that ?compensation needed to be paid,? and sent the case back to the court of first instance, which insisted on its first decision to not accept the case. 

After Azizo?lu?s second appeal, the Supreme Court Assembly of Civil Chambers reversed the court of first instance?s insistence decision...