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Lawyers’ objections to the multiple bar association system are growing

The bill reached Parliament shortly before the judicial recess: a joint AK Party-MHP measure that would move Türkiye to a multiple bar association system. On Tuesday, thousands of lawyers answered it by staging a protest outside the Çağlayan Courthouse under the name "Defence Rally".

Euronews Türkçe30 September 2021 External source

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Original title: "Lawyers' objections to the multiple bar association system are growing" · 30 September 2021

The arrival in Parliament, before the start of the judicial recess, of the regulation in question — a joint effort of the AK Party and the MHP to move to a multi-bar system — led thousands of lawyers to stage a protest in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse on Tuesday under the name “Defence Rally.”

Reading out the press statement, İstanbul Bar Association President Mehmet Durakoğlu called on the government to negotiate the matter jointly and said: “As lawyers, we will prove that this proposal is contrary to universal legal norms and to the Constitution.” Indeed, the fact that the regulation in question — which will directly affect the legal profession — was drawn up without consulting the bar associations is foremost among the fundamental points of criticism.

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under that name led thousands of lawyers to stage a protest in front of the Çağlayan Courthouse. Reading out the press statement, İstanbul Bar Association President Mehmet Durakoğlu called on the government to negotiate the matter jointly and

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