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26 May 2025 Monday

Visit by the Delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand

On 21-22 May 2025, the Turkish Constitutional Court hosted the delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand as part of an official working visit. On the first day of the visit, President of the Turkish Constitutional Court, Mr. Kadir Özkaya, held a meeting with President of the…

21 May 2025 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Property due to Insufficient Compensation Awar…

On 23 January 2025, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to property safeguarded by Article 35 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Hasan Durmuş (no. 2019/19126).

06 May 2025 Tuesday

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye handed over the Term Presidency of TÜRK-AY to the Constitutional Cou…

The term presidency of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of the Turkic World (TÜRK-AY), so far undertaken by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye, was handed over to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Azerbaijan during an official handover ceremony. The Specia…

06 May 2025 Tuesday

International Symposium on “The Future of Constitutional Justice in the 21st Century”

An international symposium on “the Future of Constitutional Justice in the 21st Century” was held within the scope of the ceremony organised on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye. The symposium, which was held on 25-26 April 2025, brought t…

30 April 2025 Wednesday

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye Celebrated its 63rd Anniversary with a Ceremony Marked by High-Level Par…

The 63rd anniversary of the Turkish Constitutional Court, one of the most long-standing institutions of the Turkish legal system, was celebrated with a ceremony held at the Dolmabahçe Palace in İstanbul. Among those attending the ceremony were President of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Recep Tayyip…

30 April 2025 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provision Governing the Actions for Compensation Filed by Property Owners f…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 16 January 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled the third sentence added to Additional Article 1 § 1 of the Expropriation Law no. 2942 by Article 3 of Law no. 7421, which had previously been introduced by Article 33 of Law no. 6745, and   held that…

29 April 2025 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment in the Case of Alleged Failure to Address the Claims Capable of Affecting the Outc…

On 21 November 2024, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to a reasoned decision within the scope of the right to a fair trial, safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Sani Bayar (no. 2021/26642).

20 March 2025 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violations of the Freedoms of Expression and the Press in relation to the…

On 5 September 2024, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found violations of the freedoms of expression and the press safeguarded respectively by Articles 26 and 28 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Aydın Gelleci (no. 2018/18910).

17 March 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Judgment in the Case Challenging the Rejection of Appeal for not Attaining the Financial Th…

On 5 September 2024, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found no violation of the right of access to a court under the right to a fair trial, safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by A.Ö. (no. 2019/15444).

10 March 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provisions Excluding the Application of Accelerated and Simplified T…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 5 November 2024, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…deaf and mute …” included in Article 250 § 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure no. 5271, which was reformulated along with its title by Article 23 of Law no. 7188; and the phrase “…deaf …

06 March 2025 Thursday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya participated in the Preparatory Meeting of the Circle of Presiden…

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya participated in the Preparatory Meeting of the Circle of Presidents for the XXth Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts (“the Conference”), held in Tirana, Albania, on 28 February 2025.

25 February 2025 Tuesday

Working Visit by President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya and the Accompanying Delegation to Qatar

A delegation led by President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya paid a working visit to Qatar to discuss the transfer of the term presidency of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of the Islamic World (CCJ-I) to the Supreme Judiciary Council of Qatar and to further reinforce th…