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30 April 2025 Wednesday

Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye Celebrated its 63rd Anniversary with a Ceremony Marked by High-Level Par…

The 63rd anniversary of the Turkish Constitutional Court, one of the most long-standing institutions of the Turkish legal system, was celebrated with a ceremony held at the Dolmabahçe Palace in İstanbul. Among those attending the ceremony were President of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Recep Tayyip…

30 April 2025 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provision Governing the Actions for Compensation Filed by Property Owners f…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 16 January 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled the third sentence added to Additional Article 1 § 1 of the Expropriation Law no. 2942 by Article 3 of Law no. 7421, which had previously been introduced by Article 33 of Law no. 6745, and   held that…

29 April 2025 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment in the Case of Alleged Failure to Address the Claims Capable of Affecting the Outc…

On 21 November 2024, 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 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Sani Bayar (no. 2021/26642).

20 March 2025 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violations of the Freedoms of Expression and the Press in relation to the…

On 5 September 2024, 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 in the individual application lodged by Aydın Gelleci (no. 2018/18910).

17 March 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Judgment in the Case Challenging the Rejection of Appeal for not Attaining the Financial Th…

On 5 September 2024, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found no violation of the right of access to a court under the right to a fair trial, safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by A.Ö. (no. 2019/15444).

10 March 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provisions Excluding the Application of Accelerated and Simplified T…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 5 November 2024, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…deaf and mute …” included in Article 250 § 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure no. 5271, which was reformulated along with its title by Article 23 of Law no. 7188; and the phrase “…deaf …

06 March 2025 Thursday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya participated in the Preparatory Meeting of the Circle of Presiden…

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya participated in the Preparatory Meeting of the Circle of Presidents for the XXth Congress of the Conference of European Constitutional Courts (“the Conference”), held in Tirana, Albania, on 28 February 2025.

25 February 2025 Tuesday

Working Visit by President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya and the Accompanying Delegation to Qatar

A delegation led by President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya paid a working visit to Qatar to discuss the transfer of the term presidency of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of the Islamic World (CCJ-I) to the Supreme Judiciary Council of Qatar and to further reinforce th…

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…