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07 July 2022 Thursday

Visit by Mr. Noppadol Theppitak, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand and the Accompanying Deleg…

President Arslan noted that the Turkish and Thai Constitutional Courts were both a member of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC) and had forged good relationships.

01 July 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Prescribing Ten Years for Retrial in so far as It Relates…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 21 June 2022, found unconstitutional and annulled the part “… in any case ten years after the finalisation of the judgment subject to the request for retrial” of the provision linking the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) of Article 377 of the Code of Civi…

27 June 2022 Monday

Delegation of the Turkish Constitutional Court Paid a Working Visit to Strasbourg

The Constitutional Court Delegation paid a working visit to France/Strasbourg on 22-25 June 2022, under the Project on Supporting the Effective Implementation of the Constitutional Court Judgments in the field of Fundamental Rights, which is undertaken through joint initiatives of the Constitutional…

14 June 2022 Tuesday

3rd Regional Meeting Held in Bursa under the Project Supporting the Effective Implementation of Turkish Constitutional C…

The 3rd Regional Meeting on the execution of violation judgments of the Constitutional Court and the elimination of the consequences of the violations found was held in Bursa on 13 June 2022, within the scope of the Project Supporting the Effective Implementation of the Constitutional Court Judgment…

06 June 2022 Monday

Visit by the Delegation of the Turkish Constitutional Court to Bulgaria

The Delegation of the Constitutional Court, headed by the President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan, paid an official visit to Bulgaria, upon the invitation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria.

17 May 2022 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violations of the Freedom of Organisation due to the Administrative Fine I…

On 2 March 2022, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the freedom of organisation, safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Mehmet Salim Erdal (no: 2019/11893)

06 May 2022 Friday

Signing Ceremony of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of the Turkic World

Referring to the importance of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions for the Turkic world, President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan stated “I sincerely believe that the signature we have appended today would also reinforce, and bring to a level stronger than the one achieved t…

06 May 2022 Friday

Special Session on “The Importance of International Cooperation in Constitutional Jurisdiction”

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan, pointing to the Turkish Constitutional Court as one of the long-standing tribunals with the highest experience, stated “Raison d'être of the constitutional jurisdiction is to protect fundamental rights and freedoms by way of restricting politic…

06 May 2022 Friday

Bilateral Memorandum of Cooperation has been Signed with the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan

During the visit paid by the delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Turkish Constitutional Court, a bilateral memorandum of cooperation has been signed by President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey Mr.…

06 May 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Personal Liberty and Security due to the Unlaw…

On 15 March 2022, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to personal liberty and security safeguarded by Article 19 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Sultan Kaya (no. 2020/29355).

27 April 2022 Wednesday

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey Celebrates its 60th Anniversary

President of the Turkish Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan, indicating that the primary duty of the courts throughout the world was to secure the justice, noted that “It is a vital mission, as it is the justice itself that ensures and maintains balance within the individual, social and political…

20 April 2022 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Finding a Violation of the Right of Access to a Court in the Action for Dismissal of the In…

On 22 February 2022, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right of access to a court within the framework of the right to a fair trial and the right to a hearing within a reasonable time, as safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution, in an individual application…