Rıza Türmen

Rıza Mahmut Türmen
Born	(1941-06-17) June 17, 1941 (age 82) Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Alma mater	Istanbul University McGill University Ankara University
Occupation(s)	Judge, diplomat, politician
Political party	Republican People's Party (CHP)

Rıza Mahmut Türmen (born 17 June 1941,

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He graduated from Istanbul University law faculty in 1964. He took a master's degree in at McGill University, Montreal, before doing his doctorate at Ankara University faculty of political science.

Türmen has held various positions at the

of Turkey to the Council of Europe. From 1998 to 2008, he was the Turkish judge for the European Court of Human Rights.

Since his retirement he has written a column for the Turkish newspaper

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He is married to Dr Tomris Türmen. The couple has one daughter.

Awards

• Turkish Bar Association
  Lawyer of the Year, 2009
• Middle East Technical University Distinguished Service Award, 2009
• Turkish Journalists Association
  Freedom of the Press Award, 2009

Articles and publications

• "Contemporary issues in human rights", Perceptions, Journal of International Affairs, 1997^{[permanent dead link]}
• "On multiculturalism", Perceptions, Journal of International Affairs, 1998-1999^{[permanent dead link]}

References

1. ^ "Riza Turmen". Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle. 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
2. ^ "Turkey's Judge at ECHR Accuses AKP Government of Restricting Judicial Independence". Milliyet. 2007-03-29. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
3. ^ "Judicial reform should be in balance with executive power, says top judge". Hürriyet Daily News. 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2011-10-17.