Erdogan, a jailed politician and Turkey's judicial crisis

Nov 10, 2023 · 1m 43s

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An unprecedented clash between two of the highest courts in Turkey over the imprisonment of a politician accused of trying to overthrow the government is raising concerns over the rule of law in that country. On Friday, President Tayyip Erdogan waited into the fray, calling for a rewrite of the Constitution to resolve the dispute. This was Erdogan telling Parliament the country needs a new Constitution as soon as

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possible. The heart of the issue concerns a member of Parliament who was convicted to 18 years in prison last year for a role organizing these nationwide protests in 2013. He and other defendants have denied the charges, saying the protests happened spontaneously. The protests were one of the biggest challenges to Erdogan's power in his over two decades in office. Last month, the nation's highest court, the Constitutional

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Court, ruled that the politician should be released. His name is Kan Atale. An appeals court, known as the Court of Cascation, called the ruling unconstitutional and filed a criminal complaint against the members of the Constitutional Court. Erdogan has also called the ruling in favor of Atale's release unconstitutional. And now, the Turkish Bar Association, seen here protesting, is accusing the appeals court. I'm an attempted coup. Turkey's

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main opposition party has joined the Bar Association in criticizing Erdogan and the appeals court.

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