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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…

20 April 2022 Wednesday

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

On 22 February 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 Samira Alakbarova (no. 2018/19302).

15 April 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Precluding Appellate Review of the Final Decisions concern…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 24 February 2022, found unconstitutional and annulled the first sentence of Article 341 § 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure no. 6100 in so far as it concerned “…the cases filed to determine the expropriation price” (file no. E. 2021/34). 

13 April 2022 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Freedom of Expression due to the Compensation Awarded a…

On 22 February 2022, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the freedom of expression safeguarded by Article 26 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Mustafa Hidayet Vahapoğlu (no. 2019/19608).

12 April 2022 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Life as regards the Obligation to Conduct an E…

On 19 January 2022, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to life, safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution, as regards the obligation to conduct an effective investigation in the individual application lodged by Yıldız Cingöz (no. 2019/16011). 

12 April 2022 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Preventing Those Having No Final Court Decision against Th…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 26 January 2022, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…or must not have been subject to a prosecution due to these offences …” laid down in the amended paragraph 1 of Article 4 of Law no. 5580 on Private Educational Institutions in so far as …

10 April 2022 Sunday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Property due to the Award of Litigation Costs…

On 28 July 2022, 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 Kübra Yıldız and Others (no. 2018/32734).

07 April 2022 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violations of the Right to Respect for Private Life and Freedom of Communi…

On 2 February 2022, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found violations of the right to respect for private life and freedom of communication, safeguarded respectively by Articles 20 and 22 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Ümit Karaduman (no. 2020/20874).

06 April 2022 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Respect for Private Life due to the Cancellati…

On 6 January 2022, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to respect for private life safeguarded by Article 20 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Ayşe Ortak (no. 2018/25011).