HSK Reassigns 7 Prosecutors in Istanbul and Ankara

The Judicial Council (HSK) First Chamber has reassigned seven public prosecutors working in the judicial system. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of HSK First Chamber President Turan Kuloğlu with all members present, and the draft decree was reviewed outside the formal agenda.

Two prosecutors in Istanbul were promoted to deputy chief prosecutor positions: Kerem Ali Yakut and Rahim Burak Demir were appointed from the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office to the Istanbul Deputy Chief Prosecutor's Office. Incumbent Istanbul Deputy Chief Prosecutor Evliya Çalışkan was transferred to the Bakırköy Deputy Chief Prosecutor's Office.

The most notable move in Ankara was the appointment of Ankara Deputy Chief Prosecutor Halil Maçkaya to the Court of Cassation Chief Prosecutor's Office. Ankara Deputy Chief Prosecutor Eşref Çağdaş Bal was transferred to the Ankara West Deputy Chief Prosecutor's Office.

Ordu Public Prosecutor Ahmet Hamdi Taşyapan, who was serving as acting division head at the Ministry of Justice Legislation General Directorate, was appointed to the Ankara Deputy Chief Prosecutor's Office. Ankara Public Prosecutor Tolga Şahin was also promoted to the Ankara Deputy Chief Prosecutor's Office.