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15 November 2024 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to a Fair Hearing

On 15 February 2024, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to a fair hearing under the right to a fair trial safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Erdal Sonduk (no. 2020/23093).

12 November 2024 Tuesday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya participated in the 7th Congress of the Conference of Constitutio…

The 7th Congress of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CJCA) on “Human Dignity as a Fundamental Value and Principle: A Source of Constitutional Interpretation, Protection of Fundamental Human Rights and Application” was held in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on 30 October-3 November…

23 October 2024 Wednesday

Press Briefing on Individual Applications Held in Ankara

On 18 October 2024, a press briefing was held in Ankara within the framework of the Communication Strategy developed as a part of the Project on "Supporting the Effective Implementation of Turkish Constitutional Court Judgments in the Field of Fundamental Rights", a joint initiative by the Constitut…

22 October 2024 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Stipulating that Onerous Transactions (Transaction for Con…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 9 May 2024, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…between the adoptive parent and the adoptee…” cited in sub-paragraph 1 of Article 278 § 3 (amended by Article 53 of Law no. 3494) of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law no. 2004, as amended by …

14 October 2024 Monday

International Conference on Migration and Human Rights in the Light of the Judgments of the European Court of Human Righ…

On 11-12 October 2024, the "International Conference on Migration and Human Rights in the Light of the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court" was organized in collaboration with the Presidency of Migration Management of the Ministry of Interior, in Dolmabahçe,…

03 October 2024 Thursday

12th International Summer School on “The Use of Information Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in the Higher Judic…

The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye this year hosted the 12th Summer School event, under the auspices of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC). A total of 53 representatives from 27 different courts and institutions participated in the prog…

23 September 2024 Monday

The Delegation of the Turkish Constitutional Court Attended the 6th Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional…

The 6th Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC) was hosted by the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand in Bangkok, on 17-21 September 2024. President of the Turkish Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya, Justice Mr. İrfan Fidan, Secret…

16 September 2024 Monday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya attended the Judicial Year Opening Ceremony of the Turkish Republ…

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya participated in the judicial year opening ceremony in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on 16 September 2024. President Özkaya paid a visit to the President of TRNC Mr. Ersin Tatar in his office following the judicial year opening…

13 September 2024 Friday

Vice-President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Basri Bağcı Participated in the International Conference in Baku

An international conference on “Law and Climate” was organised by the Union of Judges of Azerbaijan (“the Union”) on 6 September 2024 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Upon the invitation of the Union, Mr. Basri Bağcı, Vice-President of the Constitutional Court, participated in the conference on b…

11 September 2024 Wednesday

Swearing-in Ceremony of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin Kıratlı and Symposium on the 12th Anniversary of the Individual Applicati…

A swearing-in ceremony for the newly-elected Justice, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin Kıratlı, and the Symposium on the 12th Anniversary of the Individual Application Mechanism were held at the Grand Tribunal Hall of the Constitutional Court. The ceremony was attended by President of the Republic of Türkiye…

10 September 2024 Tuesday

Visit by the Delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Albania

President of the Turkish Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya received Ms. Holta Zaçaj, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Albania, and the accompanying delegation in his office. President Zaçaj was accompanied by the members of the Albanian Constitutional Court, and Ms. Blert…

04 September 2024 Wednesday

Visit by the President of the Supreme Court of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

President of the Turkish Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya received Mr. Bertan Özerdağ, President of the Supreme Court of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), at his office. During the meeting attended also by Vice-President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Hasan Tahsin Gökcan and Ju…