Yekta Güngör Özden
Yekta Güngör Özden (born 1932) is a Turkish judge, and former president of the Constitutional Court of Turkey.
Biography
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 May 8, 1991 until May 8, 1995, and from May 25, 1995 until January 1, 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 April 14–15, 2007.
Recently, he was implicated in the Ergenekon scandal, for allegedly being a CIA agent.[3] The journalist who made the accusation, Zihni Çakır, has been detained on charges of acquiring state secrets and fraudulent bankruptcy.
Notes
- 1 2 "Yekta Güngör Özden: 184 yeter". Zaman (in Turkish). 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- ↑ "Anayasa Mahkemesi Emekli Başkanları" (in Turkish). 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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| Preceded by Necdet Darıcıoğlu |
President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey May 8, 1991–January 1, 1998 |
Succeeded by Ahmet Necdet Sezer |
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