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26 December 2022 Monday

Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of the Islamic World (CCJ-I) was Established

Within the scope of the Inaugural Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of the Islamic World, which started with the opening speeches delivered by President of the Turkish Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan and President of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a…

26 December 2022 Monday

Inaugural Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of the Islamic World Started

Inaugural Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of the Islamic World, which was addressed to the higher jurisdictions of the Islamic countries, started on 23 December 2022 at the Dolmabahçe Palace, İstanbul.

21 December 2022 Wednesday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan Attended the Plenary Session of the Venice Commission

President Arslan delivered a speech at the 133rd Plenary Session of the Venice Commission. At the very beginning of his speech, President Arslan referred to Rudyard Kipling’s famous words: “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet” and noted “These words are often quoted or…

19 December 2022 Monday

Study Visit by the Delegation of the Turkish Constitutional Court to Venice

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan and the accompanying delegation paid a study visit to Venice on 16 December 2022 within the scope of the “Project on Supporting the Effective Implementation of the Constitutional Court Judgments in the field of Fundamental Rights”, which is unde…

24 November 2022 Thursday

President of the Constitutional Court Zühtü Arslan and the accompanying delegation attended the 6th Congress of the Conf…

The 6th Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CCJA) on “African Constitutional Courts and International Law” was held in Rabat on 22-24 November 2022. In representation of Türkiye, Mr. Zühtü Arslan, President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Yusuf Şevki Hakyemez, J…

11 October 2022 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Protect and Improve One’s Corporeal and Spirit…

On 14 September 2022, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to protect and improve one’s corporeal and spiritual existence, safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Zülküf Kılıç (no. 2018/27032).

10 October 2022 Monday

President of the Constitutional Court Zühtü Arslan and the accompanying delegation attended the 5th Congress of the Worl…

The 5th Congress of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice (“WCCJ”) themed "Constitutional Justice and Peace" was hosted by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia between 5-7 October 2022. Constitutional courts or equivalent institutions from 94 countries attended the Congress.

07 October 2022 Friday

Delegation of the Turkish Constitutional Court Participated in the Joint Conference of the AACC and the CCJA

President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Zühtü Arslan, and the accompanying delegation participated in the 1st Joint Conference held by the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC) and the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CCJA) in Bali on 4…

29 September 2022 Thursday

“International Conference on the 10th Anniversary of Individual Application Mechanism in Türkiye” was organised on the o…

Following the stand in silence and the Turkish National Anthem during the “International Conference on the 10th Anniversary of Individual Application Mechanism in Türkiye” held at the Grand Tribunal Hall of the Constitutional Court, the opening speeches were delivered by Mr. Alexander Fricke, Head o…

23 September 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Allowing for A Challenge against Decisions of Suspension o…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 20 July 2022, found unconstitutional and annulled (12) paragraph of Article 231 of Criminal Procedure Code (the Law no. 5271), added by Article 23 of the Law no. 5560 and held that the relevant decision would be effective after nine months as from the d…

22 September 2022 Thursday

10th International Summer School Event on “Interpretation of Constitution in the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Fr…

The 10th International Summer School event organised by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye, under the auspices of the Association of the Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC), has started today (21 September) with the opening ceremony held at the Constitutio…

22 September 2022 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Freedom of Expression and the Right to Hold Meetings an…

On 5 July 2022, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found violations of the freedoms of expression and the right to hold meetings and demonstration marches, safeguarded by Articles 26 and 34 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Atilla Yazar and Others (no. 2016/1635).