Upon the retirement of Mr. İsmail Rüştü Cirit who was the First President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, due to the legal age limit on 23rd March 2020, Mr. Mehmet Akarca who was the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeal, was elected as the First President of the Supreme Court of Appeal as a result of the election by the Grand General Assembly of the Supreme Court of Appeal on 24th March 2020 pursuant to Article 154 of the Constitution and Articles 30 and 31of the Law of the Supreme Court of Appeal.
