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New service-score-based system introduced for judge and prosecutor appointments

Published 16 Sept, 06:00 Updated 17 Sept, 01:17

Justice Minister Gürlek announced that under the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK)'s September 16 decision, service points and point ranking will become the main criteria for judge and prosecutor appointments, ending the east-west divide. The new system will begin with the 2027 Main Decree.

Gürlek stated that under the new system, promotion and inspection results and merit indicators would be reflected in the scoring. In the current system, judges and prosecutors were required to serve in regions considered 'eastern' for two to seven years. With the latest decree, the posts of 4,967 judges and prosecutors were changed.

New service-score-based system introduced for judge and prosecutor appointments — Photo: A Haber

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- Hakim ve savcı atamalarında yeni dönem 16 Sept 12:44
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- Hakim ve savcı atamalarında yeni dönem! Bakan Gürlek açıkladı 16 Sept 12:44
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- Akın Gürlek'ten hakim ve savcı atamaları açıklaması 16 Sept 12:53
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- Hakim ve savcıların atama ve terfilerinde kriterler değişiyor 16 Sept 13:54
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- Hakim ve savcı atamalarında yeni sistem 16 Sept 17:32

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19 Sept 2026 Council of Judges and Prosecutors statement on scoring system for judge and prosecutor appointments Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) First Chamber Chairman Turan Kuloğlu said that under the system announced by Justice Minister Akın Gürlek, appointments will be made based on service points and point rankings, with performance and the difficulty of posts converted into points using objective criteria.
17 Sept 2026 Under HSK decision, service points to become basis for judge and prosecutor appointments Justice Minister and Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) Chairman Akın Gürlek announced that service points and point rankings will be the main criteria in appointments, with promotion, inspection and merit indicators reflected in scoring, and said the "east-west divide will end." The system will be applied with the 2027 Main Decree.
16 Sept 2026 New service-score-based system introduced for judge and prosecutor appointments Justice Minister Gürlek announced that under the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK)'s September 16 decision, service points and point ranking will become the main criteria for judge and prosecutor appointments, ending the east-west divide. The new system will begin with the 2027 Main Decree.