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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…

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…

01 February 2025 Saturday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya participated in the Official Opening Ceremony of the Judicial Yea…

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya attended the official opening ceremony of the judicial year of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which was held in Strasbourg, France, on 31 January 2025. The official opening of the ECHR’s judicial year gathered a high-level partici…

30 January 2025 Thursday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya participated in the High Level Meeting of the Chief Justices of t…

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya participated in Cairo Eighth High Level Meeting of the Chief Justices/Presidents of the African Constitutional and Supreme Courts and Constitutional Councils, which was held in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, as an observer member upon the invitati…

20 January 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding No Violation of the Freedom of Expression due to due to a Disciplinary Pen…

On 5 September 2024, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found no violation of the freedom of expression safeguarded by Article 26 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Ramazan Kavak (no. 2017/20729).

17 January 2025 Friday

Visit by the Federal Court of Malaysia

President of the Turkish Constitutional Court, Mr. Kadir Özkaya, received Ms. Tengku Maimun Binti Tuan Mat, Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia, Mr. Abang Iskandar Bin Abang Hashim, President of the Court of Appeal, and the accompanying delegation, who paid a visit to Türkiye as guests of…