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21 February 2020 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Property due to Non-Execution of Court Decisio…

On 12 December 2019, 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 Erol Aksoy (no. 2016/11026). 

19 February 2020 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Life due to Ineffective Criminal Investigation…

On 9 January 2020, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the procedural aspect of the right to life safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Şehmus Altındağ and Others (no. 2014/4926).

13 February 2020 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of the Allegedly Unconstitutional Provisions…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 14 November 2019, found constitutional and dismissed the request for annulment of certain provisions of the Law no. 7069 on the Adoption, with Certain Amendments, of the Decree Law on Making Certain Arrangements under the State of Emergency (file no. E.…

13 February 2020 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling Certain Provisions of the Law no. 7071 on the Adoption, with Certain Ame…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 14 November 2019, found unconstitutional and annulled certain provisions of the Law no. 7071 on the Adoption, with Certain Amendments, of the Decree Law on Making Certain Arrangements under the State of Emergency (file no. E.2018/90).

05 February 2020 Wednesday

The Delegation of the Turkish Constitutional Court attended the opening ceremony of the judicial year of the ECHR

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan and the accompanying delegation rendered a visit to France on 30-31 January 2020 on the occasion of the official opening of the judicial year of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

23 January 2020 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Prohibition of Treatment Incompatible with Human Dignit…

On 10 December 2019, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found violations of the prohibition of treatment incompatible with human dignity and of the right to hold meetings and demonstration marches safeguarded respectively by Articles 17 and 34 of the Constitution in the individual applica…

15 January 2020 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Freedom of Expression due to Blocking of Access to Wiki…

On 26 December 2019, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the freedom of expression safeguarded by Article 26 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Wikimedia Foundation Inc. and Others (no. 2017/22355). 

13 December 2019 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Respect for Family Life due to Dismissal of th…

On 7 November 2019, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to respect for family life safeguarded by Article 20 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Şükran İrge (no. 2016/8660). 

13 December 2019 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right of Access to a Court for Running of the Statutory…

On 7 November 2019, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right of access to a court under the right to fair trial safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Ali Ertan and Others (no. 2016/6190).

13 December 2019 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Providing for Suspension of the Broadcast of Enterprises F…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 16 October 2019, found unconstitutional and annulled the provision which stipulated that the broadcast of enterprises failing to pay the channel and frequency usage fee in accordance with Article 42 of Law no. 6112 shall be ceased within one month (file…

12 December 2019 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Continued Violation due to Non-Enforcement of the Constitutional Court’s…

On 7 November 2019, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to a fair hearing safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Aligül Alkaya and Others (2) (no. 2016/12506).

29 November 2019 Friday

Press Release Concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right of Access to a Court for Dismissal of Appeal Requ…

On 24 October 2019, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right of access to a court within the scope of the right to a fair trial safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Binali Boran (no. 2016/1235).