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18 March 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violations of the Freedom of Organisation due to Dismissal from Civil Serv…

On 10 February 2022, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the freedom of organisation, safeguarded by Article 33 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Ali Kuş (no: 2017/27822)

09 March 2022 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Affording No Necessary Safeguards as to the Proceedings in…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 4 November 2021, found constitutional and thus dismissed the request for annulment of Article 340, Article 359 § b as well as the last paragraph thereof, and Article 367 § 4 (the current paragraph 5 due to the recent addition of another paragraph (parag…

01 March 2022 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Property due to the Request for the Handing Ov…

On 13 January 2022 the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to property safeguarded by Article 35 of the Constitution as regards the objects registered in the applicant Company’s collection in the individual application lodged by Alexandra Liana and Others (no. 20…

22 February 2022 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Enabling the Introduction of an Arrangement as to the Oper…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 16 December 2021, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrases “…operation and closure…” in the second sentence of Article 26 of the Law on Associations no. 5253 and held that the relevant decision would be effective after nine months as from the dat…

18 February 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violation of the Right to Property due to the Refusal to Return the Immova…

On 18 January 2022, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to property, safeguarded by Articles 35 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by, Kartal Surp Nişan Ermeni Kilisesi Mektebi Vakfı (no: 2019/4794)

17 February 2022 Thursday

Swearing-In Ceremony of Mr. Kenan Yaşar at the Constitutional Court

Swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected Justice Mr. Kenan Yaşar was held at the Grand Tribunal Hall of the Constitutional Court.

15 February 2022 Tuesday

Regional Meeting held in İstanbul within the scope of the Project Supporting the Effective Implementation of Turkish Con…

The 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 İstanbul on 14 February 2022, within the scope of the Project Supporting the Effective Implementation of the Constitutional Court Judgm…

28 January 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to a Reasoned Decision due to Rejection of the Ap…

On 21 October 2021, 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 the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Ümmügülsüm Şalgar (no. 2016/12847).

26 January 2022 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provisions Regulating the Measure of Dismissal from Public Office and Addit…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 24 June 2021, decided as follows regarding the request for annulment of certain provisions of the Law no. 7086 on Adoption of the Decree Law on Taking of Certain Measures under State of Emergency (file no. E.2018/81):

a. The phrase “… a member of or ha…

19 January 2022 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violations of Both Substantive and Procedural Aspects of the Right to Life…

On 10 November 2021, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found violations of both substantial and procedural aspects of the right to life safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Fatma Akın and Mehmet Eren (no. 2017/26636).

07 January 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violations of the Freedoms of Expression and the Press as well as of the R…

On 27 October 2021, 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, as well as of the right to legal remedies safeguarded by Article 40 thereof in the individual application lodge…