CHP's Tanrıkulu to the Minister of Justice: Even people whose guilt is 100% certain believe they were not tried fairly

The 2026 budgets of the TBMM Presidency, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are being discussed in the TBMM General Assembly.Political parties with groups in parliament are expressing their views and suggestions regarding the budgets.The CHP group is speaking on the Ministry of Justice budget.The CHP group is speaking on the Ministry of Justice budget. The CHP group is speaking on the Ministry of Justice budget.The CHP group is speaking on the Ministry of Justice budget.The CHP group is speaking on the Ministry of Justice budget.Taking thefloor, Aydın Deputy Süleyman Bülbül stated thefollowing:

"The time to read justice from budget tablesis TWe have long since passed the point of in Turkey. Today, just talking here about the AKP's tyranny of lawlessness while citizens are being crushed is disrespectful. In November, the EU Commission's 2025 RThe Turkey report waspublished. According to this,it issued 69 violation rulings regarding Turkey, and there are 205 case files awaiting review. The EU accessionprocess, which has been on hold since 2018, has seenno democratic progressmadetowards opening it.Politicsactivists, journalists, and dissidents have destroyed judicialindependence. Judicial bodies are under thecontrol of the executive branch.While the judiciary targets the opposition, it remains silent toward representatives of the ruling power. ECHR rulings are not being implemented. Courts that refuse to comply with Constitutional Court rulings have turned legalcertaintyupside down. Despite ECHR rulings, Demirtaş and Yis still imprisoned. The failure to implement the Constitutional Court's ruling regarding Can Atalay is a cleardefiance of the law. InTurkey, democracy, the rule oflaw, judicialindependence, and fundamental rights areunderseverepressure.constantly regressed. I say this with regret; in order to sideline our presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu,the judicial games you orchestratedsolely to winone more electionhave broughtTurkey to this state."The Gezi trial

is a clear example of this.Reading the letter written by Vera, the daughter of Tayfun Kahraman, who is imprisoned in the case, Bülbül, turning to Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç, said, "Vera says, 'Every night I pray to God for my father to return home.' Can you imagine this, Mr.minister" he said.

"PEOPLE SEEK JUSTICEO N SOCIAL MEDIA"

CHP Trabzon Deputy Sibel Suiçmez He said thefollowing:

"Of course, the increase incourthouses, courts, and the number of judges and prosecutors is important, but the issue weshould be discussing here is why, while these are increasing, in inverse proportion, from every corner ofour country, the cries of 'we want justice' are rising whyincreased, why trust in justice has rapidly declined, why the judiciary is being used to design politics, and why the independence and impartiality of the judiciary have been eliminated. The root cause of the problem is that the AKP has consolidated a one-man regime over 24 years by moving away from democracy, the principle of the rule of law, and universal legal norms. Therefore, during this period you have been in power, 4 judicial reform strategy plans and 11 judicial packages have been announceddespite your statements, they no longer seek justice in courthouses but in social media justice. Therefore, the public now believes that justice will be realized not by judges and prosecutors, but by those who have issues with the justice system.That is why the Minister of Justice frequently says, 'Turkey is a state of law.' Our citizensexpect a fast, impartial,predictable, and independentjudiciary.However, the current situation shows thatthis expectation is far from being met.is in. The way to meet this expectationis for the HSK tohave a strong, transparent, and merit-based structure.The HSK,

while the countryis experiencing a severe legal crisis,has not acting as if nothing is wrong and playing the three monkeys.The HSK has ceased to be a protective institution for judges and prosecutors as itshould be, and has instead turned into a structure wherejudges and prosecutors who do not follow political instructions areexiled,pressured through investigations, and where promotions and appointments are determined by criteria of political loyalty.It has turned into this.issues."

"MINISTRY OF JUSTICE BUTHEINEQUALITYSOP INIONSIM PIEDICOMMENT"

CHP Diyarbakır Deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu stated the following:

"The Ministry of Justice bI do not know what to discussabout the budget. Inall public opinion polls,justice has become the second most concerning issue for our people. The first is the economy, the second is justice. And trust in the judiciaryis at the lowest pointin the history of the republic. Turkeyhas ceased to be a state of lawand has turned into another type of state.frontofit, and you, as the Minister of Justice, are at the head of this.I have never encountered a period where the judiciary has hit such rock bottom and where there is no justice.Now, there is a judicial environment where one cannot even report allegations of torture to a prosecutor.You are responsible for this. Turkey is in the worst state in its history in all indices.That is why there are so many people in prisons. That is why the most frequent request we all receive every day is for amnesty and regulations regarding the execution of sentences.Even people whose guilt is 100 percent certain believe they were not tried fairly. This is a constitutional dIfa court says 'I do not comply with the Constitutional Court's decision,' this has nothing to do with judicial independence. This is directly a crime against the constitutionalorder.It is a crime.In this

system that has approached autocracy,this governmentis the one responsible.the mainoppositionparty is the forcethat will change it through elections. You say both let there be elections and let the result notchange. For this,on one hand, you use the judiciary to exert judicial pressure on the main opposition party, but on the other hand, you target its local actors, presidentialyou will pressure the presidential candidate, you willput them inprison. What is the purpose of this; because you cannot do this three months before the election.Two three years ago, bestart and proceed step by step. You are doing this. And with the ballot box, with the election, the result shouldnot change."