Turkish Bars Association

The Turkish Bars Association (correctly, the Union of Turkish Bar Associations) or Türkiye Barolar Birliği (TBB) has been established in 1969[1] and is an organisation for Turkish lawyers, uniting over 70,000 lawyers in 79 Turkish bar associations.[1] Established in 1969, it is headquartered in Ankara.[2] The current president is Erinç Sağkan Erinç Sağkan.[3]

Turkish Bars Association
TypeBar association
Region served
Turkey

The TBB is a member of the International Bar Association and the European Bar Federation.[4]

History

A “Union of Bars in Turkey” was established on the 5 April 1958. Since then the 5th of April is known as the "Lawyer's Day" in Turkey. Later on the Turkish Bars were organized in a different and more efficient way, and on the 7 April 1969 the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) was established with the Law No. 1136, concerning the legal profession (the “Attorney’s Law”).[1] "Individuals who are not registered with a Bar Association may not use the title 'Attorney' or work in the profession, except the lawyers who are employed by state/government."[5]

In May 2020, a majority of the heads of the provincial bar associations in Turkey announced opposition to the a reform of the Attorney Law, which also stipulates regulations to their election. They stated that they were not asked for their opinion about a reform suggested by the Turkish Government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.[6] In June 2020, several provincial leaders of the Bar Association began a March to Ankara, in protest of the planned reform.[7] In July 2020, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey passed a new law on the Bar Associations[8] and since it is possible to create more than one Bar Association per province, as long as 2000 lawyers agree on it in a province with 5000 registered lawyers.[9]

Former Presidents[10]
  • Faruk EREM (1969-1980)
  • Atila SAV (1980-1983)
  • Teoman EVREN (1984-1989)
  • Önder SAV (1989-1995).
  • Eralp ÖZGEN (1996-2001)
  • Özdemir ÖZOK (2001-2010)
  • V. Ahsen COŞAR (2010-2013)
  • Metin FEYZİOĞLU (2013-2021
  • Erdinç SAĞKAN (2021-

See also

References
  1. "Union Of Turkish Bar Associations". www.barobirlik.org.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  2. TBB, HISTORY OF THE UNION OF TURKISH BAR ASSOCIATIONS
  3. "Union Of Turkish Bar Associations". www.barobirlik.org.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  4. TBB, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
  5. "Union Of Turkish Bar Associations". www.barobirlik.org.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
  6. "Turkish bar associations unite against Erdoğan's plan to intervene in their election system". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  7. "Bar associations say their march to Ankara is 'against darkness'". www.duvarenglish.com. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  8. "Turkish parliament passes disputed bar associations law". Reuters. 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  9. "Defending Human Rights in Turkey: Cihan Aydın". Netherlands Helsinki Committee. 2020-08-05. Retrieved 2021-07-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Union Of Turkish Bar Associations". www.barobirlik.org.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
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