Istanbul Çağlayan Justice Palace

The Istanbul Çağlayan Justice Palace (Turkish: İstanbul Çağlayan Adalet Sarayı) is a courthouse in the Şişli 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 Çağlayan Justice Palace
İstanbul Çağlayan Adalet Sarayı
Istanbul Palace of Justice in Çağlayan, Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey.
Established2011
LocationÇağlayan, Şişli, Istanbul
Coordinates41.069°N 28.979°E / 41.069; 28.979

Incident
Main article: Istanbul Justice Palace siege

On 31 March 2015 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]

References
  1. "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.
  2. buyuyenturkiye.com, 1 August 2011, Europe’s largest palace of justice in Istanbul
  3. kinaci.com.tr, Justice Houses / Istanbul Çağlayan Justice Palace
  4. istanbul.adalet.gov.tr, İstanbul Adalet Sarayı Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  5. VARYAP, 8 May 2013, VARYAP Archived 2013-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Bloody end to Turkey prosecutor hostage crisis
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