International Bar Association makes Turkey plea

The International Bar Association (IBA) has called on Turkish President Recep Erdogan to reinstate recently dismissed judges and prosecutors, including two members of the Constitutional Court and ten members of Turkey's highest administrative court. Their dismissal followed the attempted coup of 15 July. IBA President David W Rivkin says: “President Erdogan's fierce and unrelenting assault on Turkey's democratic institutions in violation of international law and the nation's Constitution has removed any credibility for his actions. The arbitrary job dismissals, suspensions and arrests of more than 60,000 Turkish citizens in under a week, the imposed three-month state of emergency and the intention to re-instate the death penalty are extreme by any measurement, and chilling in the absence of judicial recourse.”