Union of Turkish Bar Associations
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| type = Bar association
| purpose =
| headquarters =
| language =
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = {{ill|Erinç Sağkan|tr}}
| name = Turkish Bars Association
| region_served = Turkey
| website = [https://www.barobirlik.org.tr/ barobirlik.org.tr]
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The Turkish Bars Association (correctly, the Union of Turkish Bar Associations) or Türkiye Barolar Birliği (TBB) has been established in 1969{{Cite web|url=https://www.barobirlik.org.tr/en/tbb-history|title=Union Of Turkish Bar Associations|website=www.barobirlik.org.tr|access-date=2020-03-21}} and is an organisation for Turkish lawyers, uniting over 70,000 lawyers in 79 Turkish bar associations. Established in 1969, it is headquartered in Ankara.TBB, [http://eski.barobirlik.org.tr/eng/content.aspx?page=1 HISTORY OF THE UNION OF TURKISH BAR ASSOCIATIONS] The current president is Erinç Sağkan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.barobirlik.org.tr/en/tbb-president|title=Union Of Turkish Bar Associations|website=www.barobirlik.org.tr|access-date=2020-03-21}}
The TBB is a member of the International Bar Association and the European Bar Federation.TBB, [http://eski.barobirlik.org.tr/eng/content.aspx?page=13 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION]
History
A “Union of Bars in Turkey” was established on the 5 April 1958. Since then the 5th of April is known as the "Lawyer's Day" in Turkey. Later on the Turkish Bars were organized in a different and more efficient way, and on the 7 April 1969 the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) was established with the Law No. 1136, concerning the legal profession (the “Attorney’s Law”). "Individuals who are not registered with a Bar Association may not use the title 'Attorney' or work in the profession, except the lawyers who are employed by state/government."{{Cite web|url=https://www.barobirlik.org.tr/en/legal-profession|title=Union Of Turkish Bar Associations|website=www.barobirlik.org.tr|access-date=2020-03-21}}
In May 2020, a majority of the heads of the provincial bar associations in Turkey announced opposition to the a reform of the Attorney Law, which also stipulates regulations to their election. They stated that they were not asked for their opinion about a reform suggested by the Turkish Government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.{{Cite web|title=Turkish bar associations unite against Erdoğan's plan to intervene in their election system|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/politics/2020/05/19/turkish-bar-associations-unite-against-erdogans-plan-to-intervene-in-their-election-system/|access-date=2020-06-22|website=www.duvarenglish.com|language=en-GB}} In June 2020, several provincial leaders of the Bar Association began a March to Ankara, in protest of the planned reform.{{Cite web|title=Bar associations say their march to Ankara is 'against darkness'|url=https://www.duvarenglish.com/politics/2020/06/21/bar-associations-say-their-march-to-ankara-is-against-darkness/|access-date=2020-06-22|website=www.duvarenglish.com|language=en-GB}} In July 2020, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey passed a new law on the Bar Associations{{Cite news|date=2020-07-11|title=Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-lawyers-idUSKCN24C08L|access-date=2021-07-12}} and since it is possible to create more than one Bar Association per province, as long as 2000 lawyers agree on it in a province with 5000 registered lawyers.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-05|title=Defending Human Rights in Turkey: Cihan Aydın|url=https://www.nhc.nl/defending-human-rights-in-turkey-cihan-aydin/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Netherlands Helsinki Committee|language=en-US}}
= Former Presidents<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.barobirlik.org.tr/en/former-president|title=Union Of Turkish Bar Associations|website=www.barobirlik.org.tr|access-date=2020-03-21}}</ref> =
- Faruk Erem (1969-1980)
- Atila Sav (1980-1983)
- Teoman Evren (1984-1989)
- Önder Sav (1989-1995)
- Eralp Özgen (1996-2001)
- Özdemir Özok (2001-2010)
- Vedat Ahsen Coşar (2010-2013)
- Metin Feyzioğlu (2013-2021)
- Erinç Sağkan (2021-present)
See also
References
External links
- [http://eski.barobirlik.org.tr/eng/ Turkish Bar Association]
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Category:Legal organizations based in Turkey
Category:Bar associations of Asia
Category:Bar associations of Europe
Category:1969 establishments in Turkey
Category:Organizations based in Ankara
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