Yekta Güngör Özden
Yekta Güngör Özden (born 1932) is a Turkish judge, and former president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey. He was born in Niksar, a town in Tokat province of Turkey, in 1932. He was the president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey,[1] from 8 May 1991 until 8 May 1995, and from 23 May 1995 until 1 January 1998, when he retired.[2] He also was the head of "Atatürkçü Düşünce Derneği" (ADD),[1] a leading Turkish non-governmental organization, that has organized Republic Protests, a peaceful mass rally of more than 300,000 people, in Ankara, on 14–15 April 2007. Recently, he was implicated in the Ergenekon scandal, for allegedly being a CIA agent[clarification needed].[3] The journalist who made the accusation, Zihni Çakır, has been detained on charges of acquiring state secrets and fraudulent bankruptcy.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Yekta Güngör Özden: 184 yeter". Zaman (in Türkçe). 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ↑ "Anayasa Mahkemesi Emekli Başkanları" (in Türkçe). Archived from the original on 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ↑ "Ergenekon Investigation Takes In The Journalist Zihni Çakır". Bianet. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
References
- Biography of Yekta Güngör Özden, Biyografi.net
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