The Istanbul Justice Palace (Turkish: İstanbul Adalet Sarayı) is a courthouse in the Kağıthane district of Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Inaugurated in July 2011, it is the largest courthouse in Europe,[2] with an area of over 300,000 m2 (3,200,000 sq ft).[3][4] It was built by the VARYAP construction subsidiary of the Varlıbaş Group.[5]
| Istanbul Justice Palace | |
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| İstanbul Adalet Sarayı | |
.jpg) Istanbul Palace of Justice in Çağlayan, Kağıthane, Istanbul, Turkey. | |
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| 41°04′08″N 28°58′44″E / 41.069°N 28.979°E | |
| Established | 2011 |
| Location | Çağlayan, Kağıthane, Istanbul |
| Coordinates | 41°04′08″N 28°58′44″E / 41.069°N 28.979°E |
Incidents
edit2015 siege
editOn 31 March 2015, 2 suspected members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) took prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz hostage on the sixth floor of the Justice Palace. They demanded that the police announce the names of four members of the security services who they said were connected to the death of Berkin Elvan. The police negotiated with the gunmen for six hours, but eventually stormed the courthouse "because of gunshots heard from inside the prosecutor's office". The two gunmen died during the operation, while the prosecutor was badly wounded and later died of his injuries.[6]
2024 attack
editOn 6 February 2024, 2 suspected members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C)[7] carried out an armed attack occurred on a police station near the palace. Both attackers were killed on sight and one civilian killed, while six other were left injured.[8]
References
edit- ^ "İstanbul Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı İletişim Bilgileri" [Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office Contact Information]. Istanbul Courthouse. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ buyuyenturkiye.com, 1 August 2011, Europe’s largest palace of justice in Istanbul Archived 2019-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ kinaci.com.tr, Justice Houses / Istanbul Çağlayan Justice Palace
- ^ istanbul.adalet.gov.tr, İstanbul Adalet Sarayı Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ VARYAP, 8 May 2013, VARYAP Archived 2013-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bloody end to Turkey prosecutor hostage crisis". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31.
- ^ "İstanbul Adliyesi'ne saldırı girişiminde bulunan 2 DHKP/C'li terörist etkisiz hale getirildi" [tr]. Anadolu Ajansı. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "3 people killed in alleged extremist attack at Turkey's largest courthouse". AP News. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
