Meanwhile, in Turkey ...
Claire Berlinski, Ed. ·
Apr 22, 2011 at 6:06am
Having set the country alight, the high court has reversed its decision on the independent Kurdish candidates. Consider the weirdness of that: Imagine the US Supreme Court issuing a decision and then reversing it several days later, having thought better of it.
Everyone, of course, has a pet conspiracy theory about what's really going on--this piece in Today's Zaman would be a typical example of the genre.
My take: I've got no idea. But something's wrong with the legal system. Obviously.
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Mar '11
Re: Meanwhile, in Turkey ...
I should think that political pressure was likely to have influenced the Supreme Court. Political pressure, of course, comes to bear on judicial decisions in many (all?) countries, to a lesser or greater extend. I guess Turkey's Supreme Court is less skilled in bowing to or deflecting such pressures gracefully (or doesn't care to be graceful).
Jun '10
Re: Meanwhile, in Turkey ...
If it were me, I'd take these things as cues to get out of Turkey. Something thuggish and undemocratic is bubbling up there, and I assume it gets worse before it gets better. Ask me for detailed reasons, and I couldn't tell you, but it's free advice, worth every penny.
Aug '10
Re: Meanwhile, in Turkey ...
Not obviously pertinent to Turkish legal antics, but something I did see in Zaman today, was the word menfaat, as in Amerikan menfaatleri, "American interests." I thought it both quaint and sweet that a Turk would think my country had calculated any.