Jacob Turkel

Jacob Turkel (Hebrew: יעקב טירקל; 24 March 1935 – 29 May 2023) was an Israeli judge who was a Supreme Court of Israel Justice. Turkel served as a judge for 38 years, a decade of that time on the Israeli Supreme Court. In June 2010, he was appointed to head the Israeli special independent Turkel Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza flotilla raid.

Jacob Turkel
יעקב טירקל
Turkel in 2018
Born(1935-03-24)24 March 1935
Died29 May 2023(2023-05-29) (aged 88)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Other namesYaakov
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Known forFormer Supreme Court of Israel Justice
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