Turkey's High Court of Appeals

The saddening state of Turkish courts

İsmail Rüştü Cirit is a senior judge chairing Turkey's High Court of Appeals (Yargıtay). Speaking at a ceremony in Ankara on Sep 5, Cirit said the following: "The dismissal of judges and prosecutors who are members of terrorist organizations is a big achievement, but the fact that about a third of judges and prosecutors were involved in terrorist activities has made people lose confidence in th