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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…

09 January 2025 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Have Adequate Time and Facilities for the Prep…

On 9 October 2024, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to have adequate time and facilities for the preparation of defence within the scope of the right to a fair trial safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Kadir Topr…

31 December 2024 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Access to a Court due to the Dismissal of the…

On 18 July 2024, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to access to a court under the right to a fair trial, safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Kombassan Kağıt Matbaa Gıda ve Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (n…

03 December 2024 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to a Reasoned Decision under the Right to a Fair…

On 29 May 2024, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to a reasoned decision under the right to a fair trial, safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Bayram Altın (no. 2021/32528).

03 December 2024 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding No Violation of the Right to Personal Liberty and Security Due to Non-Dedu…

On 29 May 2024, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found no violation of the right to personal liberty and security, safeguarded by Article 19 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Burhan Yaz (3) (no. 2021/7919).

03 December 2024 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Property due to Failure to Provide Relevant an…

On 28 March 2024, 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 Ayyıldız Maden Mermer İnşaat ve İnşaat Malzemeleri Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti (no. 2020/35644).

03 December 2024 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violations of the Principles of Equality of Arms and Adversarial Proceedin…

On 18 July 2024, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found violations of the principles of equality of arms and adversarial proceedings safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Eşref Bingöl (no. 2021/10332).

03 December 2024 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Stipulating that the Responsibility for the Earthquake Res…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 23 July 2024, found unconstitutional and annulled the third sentence of Provisional Article 16 § 10 of the Construction Law no. 3194, which was added by Article 16 of Law no. 7143, dated 11 May 2018 (file no. E.2023/74). 

28 November 2024 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of the Provision Making Consensual Divorce Co…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 30 May 2024, found constitutional and dismissed the request for annulment of the phrase “…one year…” in the first sentence of Article 166 § 3 of the Turkish Civil Code no. 4721 (file no. E.2023/109).