Turk high court chairman to visit president on Monday

The court chairman and the president are expected to talk about the conflict between the government and the high judiciary in their meeting, though Birden told on Saturday the ANKA News Agency he would visit Gul on comity, adding he did not know whether they would talk about the conflict.

Birden was elected on Wednesday as the new president of the top administrative court of Turkey, the Council of State.      Â

Turkey's Supreme Court accused the government last week of creating a "judiciary controlled by an executive body." The ruling AKP slammed the statement saying the high courts had compromised their neutrality and independence with political statements. The exchange of harsh statements signaled a new phase in the conflict between the AKP government, who is under pressure from the closure case, and the judiciary.

Gul stepped in on Monday to resolve the conflict between the government and the high judiciary, and urged, in a written statement, all parties to be careful to avoid such debates that harm stability following the nationalist MHP's call on the president to step in to resolve the conflict.

Gul also met the Chairman of the Supreme Court, Hasan Gerceker, on Monday.