The High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) is at the center of administration of justice in Turkey. As it is mentioned in the law no. 6087 on the constition of High Council of Judges and Prosecutors , the purpose is to provide the independence of the courts and legal guaranty of judges and prosecutors. With the counstitional amendment which took place in 2010, the influence of Ministry of Justice on the Council increased. The number of the members of the counsil was increased and some of them were decided to be chosen with an election which be held between judges and prosecutors, some of them were decided to be chosen by the general assembly of High Court of Appeals, Council of State and Academy of Justice and the other some of them were decided to be chosen by the President. The election which is held between judges and prosecutors causes disintegration of the judicial system through elections and politization of judicial system. Then, is this amendment convenient with the soul of independent judiciary. Besides, how can the council which has the authority to assign judges with temporary power accord with the legal guaranty of judges? The purpose of this study is to reveal to what extent the Council serves to its real purposes by examining the changes in executive and organisational structure of the Council since the constitutional amendment in 2010.
Keywords: Administration of Justiece, The High Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), independence of courts, Elections
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