This brief submission brings forth concrete evidence, exposing a disconcerting reality: the Turkish judiciary is now under the command of the so-called Association of Unity in Judiciary (YBD), and that the YBD has been playing the key role in eroding the rule of law from within the judiciary.

Essentially, the YBD’s control over the judiciary, a cornerstone of an authoritarian regime, has been facilitated under the guise of political and social diversity. However, this legitimacy pretext is constrained within a non-democratic framework imposed by the executive branch.

The consequences of a government-sponsored takeover of the judiciary by associations like YBD are profound, impacting judicial independence, the rule of law, civil society, democratic values, and potentially steering towards authoritarianism.

As organizations endeavouring for the rule of law, stressing once again that the lack of independent judiciary constitutes the root cause of these violations and the erosion of the rule of law, we sincerely ask the Committee to take into account our individual and collective losses and human rights violations that the country has to endure.

 

The report is available on the webpage of the United Nations:

https://tbinternet.ohchr.org

 

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