- Yekta Güngör Özden
Yekta Güngör Özden (born
1932 ) is a former president of theConstitutional Court of Turkey .He was born in
Niksar , a town in Tokat province ofTurkey , in 1932. He was the president of theConstitutional Court of Turkey ,cite news| url = http://www.zaman.com.tr/webapp-tr/haber.do?haberno=526359|language=Turkish |title= Yekta Güngör Özden: 184 yeter|work=Zaman|date=2007-04-11|accessdate=2007-04-17] fromMay 8 ,1991 untilMay 8 ,1995 , and fromMay 25 ,1995 untilJanuary 1 ,1998 , when he retired.cite web |url=http://www.anayasa.gov.tr/eskisite/emekli.htm|language=Turkish|title=Anayasa Mahkemesi Emekli Başkanları|accessdate=2007-04-17] He also was the head of "Atatürkçü Düşünce Derneği" (ADD), a leading Turkish non-governmental organization, that has organizedRepublic Protests , a peaceful mass rally of more than 300,000 people, inAnkara , on April 14-15, 2007.Recently, he was implicated in the Ergenekon scandal, for allegedly being a CIA agent. [cite news
url=http://www.bianet.org/english/kategori/english/107204/ergenekon-investigation-takes-in-the-journalist-zihni-cakir
work=Bianet
date=2008-05-27
accessdate=2008-07-21
title=Ergenekon Investigation Takes In The Journalist Zihni Çakır] The journalist who made the accusation, Zihni Çakır, has been detained on charges of acquiring state secrets and fraudulent bankruptcy.Notes
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* [http://www.biyografi.net/kisiayrinti.asp?kisiid=480 Biography of Yekta Güngör Özden] , Biyografi.net
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