Concern over law faculty deans with non-law credentials

In Türkiye’s public universities, one-fourth of the 44 law faculties have deans who were not graduates of law faculties, reports Duvar English. As the trust in the justice system has declined to historically low levels and criticisms regarding the violations of right to a fair trial have intensified, discussions about the quality of legal education have also flared up in Türkiye.

There are a total of 92 law faculties in Türkiye and Northern Cyprus, including public and foundation universities, according to the reporting of the daily Sözcü. Among the deans of public law faculties, there have been graduates from departments such as theology, archiving, and literature.

The main-opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Turan Taskin Özer stated: “Law faculties are managed by deans who have not received legal education. There is also a serious lack of academic staff in the faculties. The quality of the education provided in terms of legal formation is decreasing each year for this reason. In other words, the system has taken on a form that depletes the country in legal terms right from the beginning.”
Full report on the Duvar English site