Mehmet Gün

Founder of Gun+Partners law firm, Chairman of Better Justice Association, Vice Chairman of TURKONFED

Can AI and the rule of law return oligarchy to democracy?

The 27th in the series of Symi democracy conferences organized by former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou was held on…

4 months ago

Straying jurists cause the UK to dishonour its international undertakings

The United Kingdom (UK) prides itself on a legal system rooted in fairness, transparency, and the rule of law. Yet…

8 months ago

How genuine is Erdoğan’s discourse on a new and civil constitution?

The rhetoric of a “new and civil constitution” and “liberation from the coup constitution,” frequently voiced by ministers appointed by…

1 year ago

CHP leader echoes predecessor: Erdoğan ineligible for another presidential term

Özgür Özel, the Chairperson of the Republican People's Party (CHP), proposed renewing the elections in November 2025 or the spring…

1 year ago

So-called judicial reform and half-baked strategy documents

While not a single iota of what the AK Party intends with its rhetoric of a "new and civil constitution"…

1 year ago

Key challenges to ethical business in Türkiye

Humans have to live as a society in solidarity with others for survival, security, and continuation of the species. Equity…

1 year ago

Türkiye’s economic woes reflect defects in rule of law and judiciary

On one hand the accelerating race for the local elections on March 31st seems more like a competition to get…

2 years ago

The Can Atalay Case: the quake in Turkey’s rule of law

The game played at the highest levels of the state has come to the end long expected of it. After…

2 years ago

Does Erdoğan target re-election or elimination of small parties?

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's suggestion to lower the presidential election threshold from 50+1 percent to 40+1 percent and to make it…

2 years ago

Turkish top court disowned the right to trial in reasonable time

Turkiye's Constitutional Court (AYM) announced in the Official Gazette on October 10, 2023 in its Keser Altıntaş decision that it…

2 years ago