The Bakırköy Chief Public Prosecutor's Office appealed the decision rendered by the Bakırköy 11th High Criminal Court.
Evaluating the appeal, the Istanbul Anatolian 26th High Criminal Court overturned the previous decision with its final ruling dated July 10, 2026, and sent the file back to the Bakırköy 11th High Criminal Court.
In its appeal, the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office noted that the actions in question not only constituted the act of violating the Constitution but also amounted to the crime of torture, and that the statute of limitations provisions could not be applied to this crime.
Individuals for whom the statute of limitations decision was lifted:
1-Zekeriya ÖZ (Former Istanbul Prosecutor),
2-Fikret SEÇEN (Former Istanbul Prosecutor),
3-Süleyman PEHLİVAN (Former Istanbul Prosecutor),
4-Mehmet Ali PEKGÜZEL (Former Istanbul Prosecutor),
5-Nihat TAŞKIN (Former Istanbul Prosecutor),
6-Ercan ŞAFAK (Former Istanbul Prosecutor),
7-Mehmet Murat YÖNDER (Former Istanbul Prosecutor),
8-Mehmet Murat DALKU (Former Istanbul Prosecutor),
9-Hasan Hüseyin ÖZESE (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court),
10-Hüsnü ÇALMUK (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court),
11-Metin ÖZÇELİK (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 11th High Criminal Court),
12-Ömer DİKEN (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court),
13-Mehmet KARABABA
(Former Member Judge of Istanbul 12th High Criminal Court), 14-Sedat Sami HAŞILOĞLU (Former Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court
Member Judge),
15-Davut BEDİR (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court),
16-İdris ASAN (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 9th High Criminal Court),
17-Rüstem ERYILMAZ (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court)
18-Yakup Hakan GÜNAY (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 14th High Criminal Court),
19-Ali Efendi PEKSAK (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court)
20-Murat ÜRÜNDÜ (Former Member Judge of Istanbul 10th High Criminal Court).
News Source: 12punto
