1168:
727:
423:, with Karaca being accused of establishing an armed terrorist organisation. In a statement, İpek claimed that the judges who ordered their release did so illegally from an illegal court and suspended them indefinitely while also accusing them of being followers of Fethullah Gülen. He further stated that attempts to destabilise the social order and the employment of illegal methods to do so would be curbed. President
374:
With the
Constitution requiring that the serving partisan Minister should vacate his position to his or her Undersecretary at least three months before a general election, İpek took over from Bekir Bozdağ as Minister of Justice on 7 March 2015 and is due to serve until a new government is formed
366:, becoming the Prisons Manager on 6 October 2003 and as a senior advisor to the Ministry on 26 August 2008. He served in this position until 31 December 2013, becoming the Undersecretary to the Minister on 1 January 2014.
400:
1327:
846:
678:
1726:
1731:
1645:
1060:
411:
In late April, the
Supreme board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK), of which İpek serves as the President, suspended the judges who ordered the release of imprisoned
1553:
1000:
427:
also openly supported their suspension, while opposition commentators accused the government of undermining the rule of law and the independence of the
Judiciary.
1113:
1453:
1411:
940:
910:
1348:
861:
277:
1306:
1222:
831:
767:
1716:
1574:
1030:
671:
453:
376:
339:
96:
639:
1369:
880:
323:
1674:
1595:
1075:
1015:
1432:
1167:
925:
726:
614:
1721:
1624:
1045:
415:
broadcaster
Hidayet Karaca and 70 other police officers. The individuals were being held due to alleged links with the anti-government
1106:
664:
335:
474:
448:
431:
388:
1683:
1081:
1390:
1264:
895:
797:
589:
523:
1178:
737:
322:
from 7 March to 17 November 2015. Having previously served as the
Undersecretary to the Justice Ministry, İpek succeeded the
1495:
1099:
970:
1524:
1285:
985:
816:
502:
363:
315:
138:
32:
1441:
430:
In May, the HSYK expelled and suspended indefinitely four judges and a prosecutor involved in the investigation of the
1474:
955:
1243:
782:
443:
273:
1736:
1146:
705:
220:
1483:
961:
498:
1741:
1512:
545:
424:
380:
1211:
743:
1711:
1122:
931:
687:
331:
1336:
852:
758:
1187:
803:
773:
1706:
837:
465:
355:
245:
1399:
1378:
901:
807:
788:
379:. The other ministers who replaced partisan ministers due to the constitutional requirement were
375:
after the election. As the
Minister of Justice, İpek concurrently serves as the President of the
171:
1604:
1315:
1195:
1155:
886:
748:
714:
420:
338:. He is, formally, of no political affiliation, and concurrently served as the President of the
55:
615:"Turkey Suspends Judges Who Ordered Release Of Media Exec Held In Anti-Terrorism Investigation"
1612:
1420:
1135:
1021:
976:
871:
697:
593:
416:
362:
and subsequently served in numerous roles as a
Prosecutor. On 12 November 1997, he joined the
567:
1462:
1357:
1273:
1252:
946:
867:
753:
1633:
1231:
1051:
656:
618:
478:
1533:
471:
327:
159:
131:
119:
89:
77:
1662:
1654:
1562:
1294:
1066:
916:
822:
396:
392:
303:
1091:
1700:
412:
65:
1583:
1036:
1203:
1006:
307:
263:
255:
240:
1504:
384:
287:
359:
640:"Turkey dismisses prosecutors, judge behind Erdogan corruption probe"
358:
Faculty of Law in 1982. In 1983, he applied to join the judiciary in
319:
210:
311:
259:
351:
206:
1095:
660:
330:
as the
Minister of Justice in accordance to Article 114 of the
233:
1166:
725:
97:
President of the
Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors
466:
Website of the
Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors
590:"Bakan İpek'ten yetkisiz hakimlere tokat gibi cevap"
1673:
1644:
1623:
1594:
1573:
1552:
1523:
1494:
1473:
1452:
1431:
1410:
1389:
1368:
1347:
1326:
1305:
1284:
1263:
1242:
1221:
1177:
1145:
1074:
1059:
1044:
1029:
1014:
999:
984:
969:
954:
939:
924:
909:
894:
879:
860:
845:
830:
815:
796:
781:
766:
736:
704:
499:"ADALET BAKANLIĞI MÜSTEŞARLIĞINA KENAN İPEK ATANDI"
283:
269:
251:
239:
229:
216:
186:
181:
165:
155:
137:
125:
113:
95:
83:
71:
61:
49:
31:
20:
1412:Minister of Food, Agriculture and Animal husbandry
1107:
672:
8:
1625:Minister of Science, Industry and Technology
1046:Minister of Science, Industry and Technology
911:Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock
1328:Minister of Environment and Urban Planning
1114:
1100:
1092:
847:Minister of Environment and Urban Planning
679:
665:
657:
524:"Üç bakan istifa etti! İşte yeni bakanlar"
17:
1727:Istanbul University Faculty of Law alumni
139:Undersecretary to the Ministry of Justice
1732:Members of the 63rd government of Turkey
1307:Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
832:Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
109:7 March 2015 – 24 November 2015
45:7 March 2015 – 17 November 2015
1646:Minister of Transport and Communication
1061:Minister of Transport and Communication
490:
454:Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors
377:Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors
340:Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors
1554:Minister of Labour and Social Security
1454:Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs
1001:Minister of Labour and Social Security
941:Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs
401:Transport, Maritime and Communications
151:1 January 2014 – 7 March 2015
7:
1370:Minister of Family and Social Policy
881:Minister of Family and Social Policy
546:"Bakan İpek'ten tahliye açıklaması"
1349:Minister of European Union Affairs
862:Minister of European Union Affairs
432:2013 government corruption scandal
14:
449:2013 corruption scandal in Turkey
354:in 1959, İpek graduated from the
1223:Minister of Culture and Tourism
768:Minister of Culture and Tourism
568:"Adalet Bakanı İpek Açıklaması"
407:Judicial suspension controversy
1717:Ministers of justice of Turkey
1575:Minister of National Education
1031:Minister of National Education
1:
1244:Minister of Customs and Trade
783:Minister of Customs and Trade
342:during his time as Minister.
324:Justice and Development Party
1675:Minister of Youth and Sports
1596:Minister of National Defense
1076:Minister of Youth and Sports
1016:Minister of National Defense
1433:Minister of Foreign Affairs
926:Minister of Foreign Affairs
302:(born 5 October 1959) is a
1758:
1722:Istanbul University alumni
1164:
723:
336:June 2015 general election
1130:
695:
444:62nd Government of Turkey
293:
177:
144:
102:
38:
27:
688:Second Davutoğlu Cabinet
477:7 September 2015 at the
389:Minister of the Interior
334:three months before the
1265:Minister of Development
1123:First Davutoğlu Cabinet
798:Minister of Development
1179:Deputy Prime Ministers
1171:
738:Deputy Prime Ministers
730:
1170:
729:
346:Early life and career
1496:Minister of Interior
971:Minister of Interior
470:www.justice.gov.tr:
425:Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
332:Turkish Constitution
1525:Minister of Justice
1391:Minister of Finance
1286:Minister of Economy
986:Minister of Justice
932:Feridun Sinirlioğlu
896:Minister of Finance
817:Minister of Economy
503:Ministry of Justice
370:Minister of Justice
364:Ministry of Justice
356:Istanbul University
316:Minister of Justice
246:Istanbul University
33:Minister of Justice
1684:Akif Çağatay Kılıç
1484:Mehmet Müezzinoğlu
1475:Minister of Health
1172:
1082:Akif Çağatay Kılıç
962:Mehmet Müezzinoğlu
956:Minister of Health
731:
472:Government website
314:who served as the
288:Government website
1694:
1693:
1513:Sebahattin Öztürk
1421:Mehmet Mehdi Eker
1089:
1088:
870:(Aug–Sep 2015) →
838:Ali Rıza Alaboyun
806:(Aug–Sep 2015) →
642:. Middle East Eye
381:Sebahattin Öztürk
297:
296:
1749:
1737:People from Rize
1687:
1666:
1658:
1637:
1616:
1608:
1587:
1566:
1545:
1537:
1516:
1508:
1487:
1466:
1445:
1442:Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
1424:
1403:
1382:
1361:
1340:
1319:
1298:
1277:
1256:
1253:Nurettin Canikli
1235:
1214:
1207:
1199:
1191:
1159:
1138:
1116:
1109:
1102:
1093:
868:Ali Haydar Konca
718:
681:
674:
667:
658:
652:
651:
649:
647:
636:
630:
629:
627:
625:
611:
605:
604:
602:
600:
586:
580:
579:
577:
575:
564:
558:
557:
555:
553:
548:. Internet Haber
542:
536:
535:
533:
531:
520:
514:
513:
511:
509:
495:
204:
200:
198:
182:Personal details
168:
149:
128:
116:
107:
86:
74:
52:
43:
18:
1757:
1756:
1752:
1751:
1750:
1748:
1747:
1746:
1697:
1696:
1695:
1690:
1682:
1669:
1661:
1653:
1640:
1632:
1619:
1611:
1603:
1590:
1582:
1569:
1561:
1548:
1540:
1532:
1519:
1511:
1503:
1490:
1482:
1469:
1461:
1448:
1440:
1427:
1419:
1406:
1398:
1385:
1377:
1364:
1356:
1343:
1335:
1322:
1314:
1301:
1293:
1280:
1272:
1259:
1251:
1238:
1230:
1217:
1210:
1202:
1196:Numan Kurtulmuş
1194:
1186:
1173:
1162:
1156:Ahmet Davutoğlu
1154:
1141:
1134:
1126:
1120:
1090:
1085:
1070:
1055:
1040:
1025:
1010:
995:
980:
965:
950:
935:
920:
905:
890:
875:
856:
841:
826:
811:
792:
777:
762:
757:
752:
749:Numan Kurtulmuş
747:
732:
721:
715:Ahmet Davutoğlu
713:
700:
691:
685:
655:
645:
643:
638:
637:
633:
623:
621:
619:Huffington Post
613:
612:
608:
598:
596:
588:
587:
583:
573:
571:
566:
565:
561:
551:
549:
544:
543:
539:
529:
527:
522:
521:
517:
507:
505:
497:
496:
492:
488:
479:Wayback Machine
462:
440:
421:Fethullah Gülen
409:
383:, who replaced
372:
348:
217:Political party
205:
202:
196:
194:
193:
192:
166:
150:
145:
126:
114:
108:
103:
84:
72:
56:Ahmet Davutoğlu
50:
44:
39:
23:
12:
11:
5:
1755:
1753:
1745:
1744:
1742:Turkish judges
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1699:
1698:
1692:
1691:
1689:
1688:
1679:
1677:
1671:
1670:
1668:
1667:
1663:Feridun Bilgin
1659:
1650:
1648:
1642:
1641:
1639:
1638:
1629:
1627:
1621:
1620:
1618:
1617:
1609:
1600:
1598:
1592:
1591:
1589:
1588:
1579:
1577:
1571:
1570:
1568:
1567:
1558:
1556:
1550:
1549:
1547:
1546:
1538:
1529:
1527:
1521:
1520:
1518:
1517:
1509:
1500:
1498:
1492:
1491:
1489:
1488:
1479:
1477:
1471:
1470:
1468:
1467:
1458:
1456:
1450:
1449:
1447:
1446:
1437:
1435:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1425:
1416:
1414:
1408:
1407:
1405:
1404:
1395:
1393:
1387:
1386:
1384:
1383:
1374:
1372:
1366:
1365:
1363:
1362:
1353:
1351:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1332:
1330:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1320:
1311:
1309:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1299:
1295:Nihat Zeybekci
1290:
1288:
1282:
1281:
1279:
1278:
1269:
1267:
1261:
1260:
1258:
1257:
1248:
1246:
1240:
1239:
1237:
1236:
1227:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1212:Yalçın Akdoğan
1208:
1200:
1192:
1183:
1181:
1175:
1174:
1165:
1163:
1161:
1160:
1151:
1149:
1147:Prime Minister
1143:
1142:
1140:
1139:
1131:
1128:
1127:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1096:
1087:
1086:
1084:(Aug–Nov 2015)
1080:
1078:
1072:
1071:
1069:(Aug–Nov 2015)
1067:Feridun Bilgin
1065:
1063:
1057:
1056:
1054:(Aug–Nov 2015)
1050:
1048:
1042:
1041:
1039:(Aug–Nov 2015)
1035:
1033:
1027:
1026:
1024:(Aug–Nov 2015)
1020:
1018:
1012:
1011:
1009:(Aug–Nov 2015)
1005:
1003:
997:
996:
994:(Aug–Nov 2015)
990:
988:
982:
981:
979:(Aug–Nov 2015)
977:Selami Altınok
975:
973:
967:
966:
964:(Aug–Nov 2015)
960:
958:
952:
951:
949:(Aug–Nov 2015)
945:
943:
937:
936:
934:(Aug–Nov 2015)
930:
928:
922:
921:
919:(Aug–Nov 2015)
917:Kutbettin Arzu
915:
913:
907:
906:
904:(Aug–Nov 2015)
900:
898:
892:
891:
889:(Aug–Nov 2015)
885:
883:
877:
876:
874:(Sep–Nov 2015)
872:Beril Dedeoğlu
866:
864:
858:
857:
855:(Aug–Nov 2015)
851:
849:
843:
842:
840:(Aug–Nov 2015)
836:
834:
828:
827:
825:(Aug–Nov 2015)
823:Nihat Zeybekci
821:
819:
813:
812:
810:(Sep–Nov 2015)
802:
800:
794:
793:
791:(Aug–Nov 2015)
787:
785:
779:
778:
776:(Aug–Nov 2015)
772:
770:
764:
763:
761:(Aug–Nov 2015)
756:(Aug–Nov 2015)
751:(Aug–Nov 2015)
746:(Aug–Nov 2015)
744:Yalçın Akdoğan
742:
740:
734:
733:
724:
722:
720:
719:
710:
708:
706:Prime Minister
702:
701:
696:
693:
692:
690:(Aug–Nov 2015)
686:
684:
683:
676:
669:
661:
654:
653:
631:
606:
581:
570:. Haberler.com
559:
537:
515:
489:
487:
484:
483:
482:
468:
461:
460:External links
458:
457:
456:
451:
446:
439:
436:
419:led by exiled
417:Gülen movement
408:
405:
393:Feridun Bilgin
371:
368:
347:
344:
295:
294:
291:
290:
285:
281:
280:
271:
267:
266:
253:
249:
248:
243:
237:
236:
231:
227:
226:
218:
214:
213:
201:5 October 1959
190:
188:
184:
183:
179:
178:
175:
174:
169:
163:
162:
157:
153:
152:
142:
141:
135:
134:
129:
123:
122:
117:
111:
110:
100:
99:
93:
92:
87:
81:
80:
75:
69:
68:
63:
59:
58:
53:
51:Prime Minister
47:
46:
36:
35:
29:
28:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1754:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1712:Living people
1710:
1708:
1705:
1704:
1702:
1685:
1681:
1680:
1678:
1676:
1672:
1664:
1660:
1656:
1652:
1651:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1635:
1631:
1630:
1628:
1626:
1622:
1614:
1610:
1606:
1602:
1601:
1599:
1597:
1593:
1585:
1581:
1580:
1578:
1576:
1572:
1564:
1560:
1559:
1557:
1555:
1551:
1543:
1539:
1535:
1531:
1530:
1528:
1526:
1522:
1514:
1510:
1506:
1502:
1501:
1499:
1497:
1493:
1485:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1476:
1472:
1464:
1463:Veysel Eroğlu
1460:
1459:
1457:
1455:
1451:
1443:
1439:
1438:
1436:
1434:
1430:
1422:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1413:
1409:
1401:
1400:Mehmet Şimşek
1397:
1396:
1394:
1392:
1388:
1380:
1379:Ayşenur İslam
1376:
1375:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1359:
1358:Volkan Bozkır
1355:
1354:
1352:
1350:
1346:
1338:
1337:İdris Güllüce
1334:
1333:
1331:
1329:
1325:
1317:
1313:
1312:
1310:
1308:
1304:
1296:
1292:
1291:
1289:
1287:
1283:
1275:
1274:Cevdet Yılmaz
1271:
1270:
1268:
1266:
1262:
1254:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1241:
1233:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1224:
1220:
1213:
1209:
1205:
1201:
1197:
1193:
1189:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1180:
1176:
1169:
1157:
1153:
1152:
1150:
1148:
1144:
1137:
1133:
1132:
1129:
1124:
1117:
1112:
1110:
1105:
1103:
1098:
1097:
1094:
1083:
1079:
1077:
1073:
1068:
1064:
1062:
1058:
1053:
1049:
1047:
1043:
1038:
1034:
1032:
1028:
1023:
1019:
1017:
1013:
1008:
1004:
1002:
998:
993:
989:
987:
983:
978:
974:
972:
968:
963:
959:
957:
953:
948:
947:Veysel Eroğlu
944:
942:
938:
933:
929:
927:
923:
918:
914:
912:
908:
903:
902:Mehmet Şimşek
899:
897:
893:
888:
884:
882:
878:
873:
869:
865:
863:
859:
854:
853:İdris Güllüce
850:
848:
844:
839:
835:
833:
829:
824:
820:
818:
814:
809:
808:Cüneyd Düzyol
805:
801:
799:
795:
790:
786:
784:
780:
775:
771:
769:
765:
760:
759:Tuğrul Türkeş
755:
754:Cevdet Yılmaz
750:
745:
741:
739:
735:
728:
716:
712:
711:
709:
707:
703:
699:
694:
689:
682:
677:
675:
670:
668:
663:
662:
659:
641:
635:
632:
620:
616:
610:
607:
595:
591:
585:
582:
569:
563:
560:
547:
541:
538:
525:
519:
516:
504:
500:
494:
491:
485:
480:
476:
473:
469:
467:
464:
463:
459:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
441:
437:
435:
433:
428:
426:
422:
418:
414:
406:
404:
402:
398:
394:
390:
386:
382:
378:
369:
367:
365:
361:
357:
353:
345:
343:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
301:
292:
289:
286:
282:
279:
275:
272:
268:
265:
261:
257:
254:
250:
247:
244:
242:
238:
235:
232:
228:
225:
222:
219:
215:
212:
208:
203:(age 64)
189:
185:
180:
176:
173:
170:
164:
161:
158:
154:
148:
143:
140:
136:
133:
130:
124:
121:
118:
112:
106:
101:
98:
94:
91:
88:
82:
79:
76:
70:
67:
64:
60:
57:
54:
48:
42:
37:
34:
30:
26:
19:
16:
1605:İsmet Yılmaz
1541:
1534:Bekir Bozdağ
1316:Taner Yıldız
1188:Bülent Arınç
991:
887:Ayşen Gürcan
804:Müslüm Doğan
774:Yalçın Topçu
644:. Retrieved
634:
622:. Retrieved
609:
597:. Retrieved
584:
572:. Retrieved
562:
550:. Retrieved
540:
528:. Retrieved
518:
506:. Retrieved
493:
429:
413:Samanyolu TV
410:
395:, replacing
373:
349:
328:Bekir Bozdağ
299:
298:
223:
160:Bekir Bozdağ
146:
132:Bekir Bozdağ
127:Succeeded by
120:Bekir Bozdağ
104:
90:Bekir Bozdağ
85:Succeeded by
78:Bekir Bozdağ
66:Veysi Kaynak
40:
15:
1707:1959 births
1686:(2014–2015)
1665:(2015–2015)
1657:(2014–2015)
1655:Lütfi Elvan
1636:(2014–2015)
1615:(2015–2015)
1613:Vecdi Gönül
1607:(2014–2015)
1586:(2014–2015)
1565:(2014–2015)
1563:Faruk Çelik
1544:(2015–2015)
1536:(2014–2015)
1515:(2015–2015)
1507:(2014–2015)
1486:(2014–2015)
1465:(2014–2015)
1444:(2014–2015)
1423:(2014–2015)
1402:(2014–2015)
1381:(2014–2015)
1360:(2014–2015)
1339:(2014–2015)
1318:(2014–2015)
1297:(2014–2015)
1276:(2014–2015)
1255:(2014–2015)
1234:(2014–2015)
1206:(2014–2015)
1204:Ali Babacan
1198:(2014–2015)
1190:(2014–2015)
1158:(2014–2016)
1125:(2014–2015)
1022:Vecdi Gönül
1007:Ahmet Erdem
717:(2014–2016)
397:Lütfi Elvan
221:Independent
172:Birol Erdem
167:Preceded by
115:Preceded by
73:Preceded by
1701:Categories
1634:Fikri Işık
1542:Kenan İpek
1232:Ömer Çelik
1052:Fikri Işık
992:Kenan İpek
789:Cenap Aşçı
526:. Milliyet
486:References
403:Minister.
308:prosecutor
300:Kenan İpek
264:Politician
256:Prosecutor
252:Occupation
241:Alma mater
197:1959-10-05
191:Kenan İpek
22:Kenan İpek
1584:Nabi Avcı
1505:Efkan Ala
1037:Nabi Avcı
481:(English)
385:Efkan Ala
326:minister
230:Education
224:(de jure)
147:In office
105:In office
41:In office
475:Archived
438:See also
360:Istanbul
350:Born in
156:Minister
1136:Cabinet
698:Cabinet
399:as the
387:as the
304:Turkish
284:Website
270:Cabinet
646:11 May
624:11 May
599:11 May
574:11 May
552:11 May
530:11 May
508:11 May
320:Turkey
306:legal
211:Turkey
62:Deputy
594:Sabah
312:judge
260:Judge
648:2015
626:2015
601:2015
576:2015
554:2015
532:2015
510:2015
391:and
352:Rize
310:and
278:63rd
274:62nd
207:Rize
187:Born
318:of
234:Law
1703::
617:.
592:.
501:.
434:.
276:,
262:,
258:,
209:,
199:)
1115:e
1108:t
1101:v
680:e
673:t
666:v
650:.
628:.
603:.
578:.
556:.
534:.
512:.
195:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.