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Alparslan Arslan
Alparslan Arslan (1977 – 17 February 2023) was a Turkish national convicted of murdering Council of State (Turkey), Council of State member, Mustafa Yücel Özbilgin, and wounding four others. He also took part in the bombing of the newspaper , along with Osman Yıldırım, İsmail Sağır, and Erhan Timuroğlu. All of these events, took place from 10 - 17 May 2006. Biography Arslan was born in Kiğı, Bingöl, in 1977. He came from a conservative family. He graduated from Marmara University's law school, in 1998. Later on, he met fellow Ergenekon suspect Sedat Peker, and engaged in financial fraud. Arslan attended meetings, of the Vatansever Kuvvetler Güç Birliği Hareketi (founded 2005) with Muzaffer Tekin. Council of State attack On 17 May 2006, Arslan killed Council of State member Mustafa Yücel Özbilgin. His stated motive was that the council disrespected the devout, citing alleged oppression of women who cover their hair; a wedge issue at the time. Allegations s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of State (Turkey)
The Council of State () is the highest administrative court in the Republic of Turkey and is located in Ankara. Its role and tasks are prescribed by the Constitution of Turkey within the articles on the supreme courts. According to Article 155 of the Turkish Constitution (1982), "The Council of State is the last instance for reviewing decisions and judgments given by administrative courts and not referred by law to other administrative courts. It shall also be the first and last instance for dealing with specific cases prescribed by law. The Council of State shall try administrative cases, give its opinion within two months on the conditions and the contracts under which concessions are granted concerning public services, settle administrative disputes, and discharge other duties prescribed by law. Threefourths of the members of the Council of State shall be appointed by the Council of Judges and Prosecutors from among the first category administrative judges and public prose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |