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  • Modified Date : 26.10.2022 16:25
  • Created Date : 26.10.2022 16:25
  • Activity Date : 23.10.2022

FİLİZ SARAÇ BECOMES FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT OF ISTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION

Attorney-at-Law Filiz Saraç was elected as the 'First Female President' of Istanbul Bar Association, as we enter the centennial of the Republic of Turkey, in the 144-year history of Istanbul Bar Association.

A historic day was experienced in the general assembly of the Istanbul Bar Association, which was held at Haliç Congress Center on October 22-23, 2022. The election struggle in which 9 group candidates ran for presidency, the candidate of Principle First Contemporary Lawyers Group, which has been managing the Istanbul Bar Association since 2002, Attorney-at-Law Filiz Saraç was elected as the new and the first female president in the history of the Istanbul Bar Association.

After the unofficial election results were announced, Atty. Filiz Saraç gave a speech of thanks. In her speech, Saraç said, “I would like to thank all my colleagues who made me feel this honor.  Istanbul Bar Association is the symbol of struggle for rights with its 144-year history. As we enter the 100th anniversary of our Republic, I would like to thank our Bar Association for the honor of being the first female president of its history. I live this honor thanks to the achievements of Atatürk and the Republic. I bow respectfully before Atatürk.”

WE WILL CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE TOGETHER WITH ALL OF OUR COLLEAGUES

The new president of Istanbul Bar Association, Atty. Filiz Saraç also made a statement to the journalists following the general assembly, “Istanbul Bar Association is the symbol of struggle for rights with its 144-year of continuous struggle. It is extremely meaningful that our bar association elected a woman to be ‘the first female bar association president' 144 years later, while entering the centennial of the Republic. From now on, we will continue to fight shoulder to shoulder with all of our colleagues no matter whom they voted for. It is our profession which won. We all had a very gentle race for our colleagues and our profession. All of us, with all our groups, with all our colleagues, will continue with our struggle,”Saraç said. Atty. Gokhan Ahi, Atty. Türkan Kara, Atty. Mert -Er Karagülle, Atty. Hakan Çatak and Atty. Gülden Sönmez congratulated her on her presidency.

 

PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Atty. Filiz SARAÇ (16318)

Atty. Bahar GÜLDAŞ (15436)

Atty. Prof. Dr. Ali Kemal YILDIZ (16346)

Atty. Ali GÜRBÜZ (22286)

Atty. Gülderen Zerrin KAVAK YILDIRIM (22468)

Atty. Sinan NAİPOĞLU (24129)

Atty. Bahar ÜNLÜER ÖZTÜRK (30016)

Atty. Doç. Dr. Ahmet AYAR (32044)

Atty. Elif ÇALIŞKAN (35270)

Atty. Burcu ÖZTOPRAK ALSULU (41923)

Atty. Hüseyin KÖPRÜLÜ (42098)

 

DISCIPLINARY BOARD

Atty. Mustafa Atilla ERDOĞMUŞ (15540)

Atty. Akın AKMANOĞLU (16442)

Atty. Oğuz Can BAHAR (22782)

Atty. Alev AKBAY (27008)

Atty. Didem PEHLİVAN (38019)

 

AUDITING BOARD
Atty. Buket GÜLAY (28472)

Atty. Gülçin ARU CANTÜRK (33521)

Atty. Yusuf Can DELİPINAR (48359)

 

UTBA (Union of Turkish Bar Associations) DELEGATES

Atty. Mehmet DURAKOĞLU (14102)

Atty. Prof. Dr. Ümit KOCASAKAL (18025)

Atty. Turgut KAZAN (5304)

Atty. Berra BESLER (6085)

Atty. Halil İbrahim GÖKTÜRK (9575)

Atty. İlker Hasan DUMAN (10747)

Atty. Prof. Dr. Haluk BURCUOĞLU (12773)

Atty. Aşkın TOPUZOĞLU (12859)

Atty. Süreyya TURAN (14253)

Atty. Prof. Dr. Ayşe NUHOĞLU (14929)

Atty. Ramazan ÇAKMAKÇI (19837)

Atty. Dr. Umut KOLCUOĞLU (23548)

Atty. Dr. Ayça ÖZOK ENER (27063)

 

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