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20 August 2020 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Presidential Decree no. 46

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 12 June 2020, dismissed the request for annulment of the contested provisions in the Presidential Decree no. 46 for not being unconstitutional (file no. E.2019/105).

14 August 2020 Friday

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

On 2 July 2020, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to a court within the scope of the right to a fair trial safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual applications lodged by Emin Arda Büyük (no. 2017/28079) and Berrin Baran Eker (no. 2018/2356…

28 July 2020 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Prohibition of Torture for Ill-treatment in Police Cust…

On 9 June 2020, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found violations of the substantive and procedural aspects of the prohibition of torture, safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Feride Kaya (no. 2016/13985).

24 July 2020 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to a Fair Hearing due to the Law-Enforcement Offi…

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to a Fair Hearing due to the Law-Enforcement Officers’ Practice Inducing the Commission of a Misdemeanour

24 July 2020 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision of Presidential Decree that Prescribed an Amendment to the…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 11 June 2020, found unconstitutional, on the ground of incompetence ratione materiae, and annulled the provision which stipulated that certain amendments be made by the Presidential Decree to Law no. 5018 by making some additions to the Schedule (1) ann…

14 July 2020 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Finding Inadmissible the Alleged Violation of the Right to Personal Liberty and Se…

On 4 June 2020, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found inadmissible the alleged violation of the right to personal liberty and security for being manifestly ill-founded in the individual application lodged by Yıldırım Turan (no. 2017/10536).

03 July 2020 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding no Violation of the Right to a Fair Trial due to the Applicant’s Convictio…

On 4 June 2020, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found no violation of the right to a fair hearing within the scope of the right to a fair trial safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Ferhat Kara (no. 2018/15231).

03 July 2020 Friday

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

On 3 June 2020, the First 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 Bünyamin Uçar (no. 2017/32004).

01 July 2020 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Prohibition of Discrimination due to Deprival of the Op…

On 5 March 2020, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the prohibition of discrimination, taken in conjunction with the right to property, in the individual application lodged by Bedrettin Morina (no. 2017/40089).

26 June 2020 Friday

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

On 9 June 2020, 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 Selahattin Demirtaş (3) (no. 2017/38610).

26 June 2020 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Inadmissible the Alleged Violation of the Right to Personal Liberty and Se…

On 4 June 2020, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found inadmissible the alleged violation of the right to personal liberty and security as being manifestly ill-founded in the individual application lodged by M.T. (no. 2018/10424).

23 June 2020 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to be Present at the Hearing due to the Use of Au…

On 6 February 2020, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to be present at the hearing within the scope of the right to a fair trial safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Şehrivan Çoban (no. 2017/22672).