Bekir Sahin | |
|---|---|
| State Prosecutor at the Court of Cassations | |
| Assumed office June 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Recep Tayyip Erdogan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1960 Mecitözü, Çorum |
| Occupation | Jurist |
Bekir Şahin (born 1 March 1960, Mecitözü, Turkey) is a jurist, former judge and the current State Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation in Turkey.
Education[edit]
He was educated at the Imam Hatip school and studied law at the Dokuz Eylül University from which he graduated in 1986. Following he entered the public administration and became a judge in courts in a variety of cities.[1]
Court of Cassation[edit]
Since 2013, he acted as a member of the Court of Cassation. Between May 2019 and June 2020 he acted as the president of the 14th Chamber of the Court of Cassation.[2] Nominated by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,[2] he serves as the State Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation (also known as Supreme Court of Appeals) since June 2020.[3]
On the 17 March 2021, he filed a lawsuit calling for the closure of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), alleging they act in cooperation with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and against the unity of the state.[4] In the same file, he called for the ban from politics for 600 politicians of the HDP.[5]
Personal life[edit]
He is married and has 2 children.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Bekir Şahin kimdir?". www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ a b Gazetesi, Evrensel. "HDP'ye dava açan Bekir Şahin, 4. sırada olmasına rağmen Erdoğan tarafından seçildi". Evrensel.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ "Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığına seçilen Bekir Şahin göreve başladı". 2020-06-09. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Turkey moves to ban pro-Kurdish HDP party". France 24. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "Top Turkish prosecutor files case to close pro-Kurdish HDP". SWI swissinfo.ch. Archived from the original on 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-17.