Sumru Çörtoğlu (born May 13, 1943) is a high-ranked
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
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judge. She served as the Chief Justice of the
Turkish Council of State.
On May 3, 2006,
Sumru Çörtoğlu, who was the Head of the 4th Department of the Council of State since February 12, 2001, was elected as the new Chief Justice after winning the 68th round of voting. She succeeded
Enver Çetinkaya in this post.
She was born in
Tokat
Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a population of 155,00 ...
. She is married and has two children.
See also
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Legal System in the Republic of Turkey
The judicial system of Turkey is defined by Articles 138 to 160 of the Constitution of Turkey.
With the founding of the Republic, Turkey adopted a civil law legal system, replacing Ottoman law and the Sharia courts. The Civil Code, adopte ...
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1943 births
People from Tokat
Turkish judges
Turkish women civil servants
Turkish civil servants
Living people
Presidents of the Council of State (Turkey)
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