State Council (Turkey)

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State Council building in Ankara (2013)

The Council of State ( Turkish : Danıştay ) is one of the highest courts in Turkey with its seat in Ankara and with no direct equivalent in Germany , Austria or Switzerland .

Functions

The Turkish State Council performs both administrative control and advisory functions. In its judicial functions it is comparable to the German Federal Administrative Court . Its history, structure and functions can best be compared with those of the French Conseil d'État . This is especially true for the cast. In addition to trained judges (administrative judges), top officials with the status of prefect can also be appointed as judges.

history

The State Council ( osm . : Şurayı Devlet ) began to exercise its functions on May 10, 1868, approved by Sultan Abdülaziz . On November 4, 1922, the State Council was dissolved as part of the abolition of the Sultanate and re-established on October 23, 1925. However, the members of the State Council were not elected until June 23, 1927, which meant that the court could not resume its work until July 6, 1927.

On December 30, 1938, the name was changed to Devlet Şurası and later to Danıştay . Initially, the State Council consisted of four chambers. Over time it grew to 13 chambers today.

administration

attack

On May 17, 2006, attorney Alparslan Arslan shot five judges from the Second Chamber of the State Council, one killed and four wounded. The background to this act is said to have been a decision of the chamber in which the headscarf ban was confirmed. The first indictment in the 'Ergenekon case' alleged that the rampage took place on orders from Ergenekon .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Amok run in the administrative court , Die Tageszeitung , accessed on October 21, 2008.

Coordinates: 39 ° 55 ′ 29.6 ″  N , 32 ° 51 ′ 12.6 ″  E