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31 October 2019 Thursday

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

On 25 September 2019, the Second 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 Nihal Uslukol (no. 2016/73086).

31 October 2019 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling Certain Provisions of the Law no. 6749 on the Adoption, with Certain Ame…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 24 July 2019, annulled the provisions which stipulated that the students transferred from the closed higher education institutions to the state universities or universities run by foundations would continue to pay the tuition fees, which had indeed been…

18 October 2019 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Freedom of Expression due to Conviction of an MP for Di…

On 3 October 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 Sırrı Süreyya Önder (no. 2018/38143).

18 October 2019 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Life due to a Child’s Getting Injured by Touch…

On 12 September 2019, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to life safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Selman Tumur and Others (no. 2015/18754).

15 October 2019 Tuesday

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

On 12 September 2019, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found the alleged violation of the right to personal liberty and security safeguarded by Article 19 of the Constitution inadmissible for being manifestly ill-founded in the individual application lodged by Aydın Sefa Akay (no. 2016…

01 October 2019 Tuesday

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

On 12 September 2019, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right of access to a court safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Kudus-i Şerifte Kain Maryakop Ermeni Kilisesi Vakfı (no. 2016/14982).

23 September 2019 Monday

“Individual application has led to a revolutionary change in the Turkish legal order”

“Indicating that individual application has led to a revolutionary change in the Turkish legal order, Mr. Zühtü Arslan, President of the Turkish Constitutional Court delivering a speech at the closing conference of the “Joint Project on Supporting the Individual Application to the Constitutional Cou…

17 September 2019 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding Violations of the Freedoms of Expression and the Press due to the Impugned…

On 11 July 2019, 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 Halk Radyo ve Televizyon Yayıncılık A.Ş. (no. 2014/19270).

12 September 2019 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Life due to Failure to Prove the Absolute Nece…

On 3 July 2019, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to life safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Hüseyin Yıldız and İmiş Yıldız (no. 2014/5791).

11 September 2019 Wednesday

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

On 3 July 2019, 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 applications lodged by Mustafa Açay (no. 2016/66638) and E.A. (no. 2016/78293).

10 September 2019 Tuesday

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

On 17 July 2019, the Second 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 Semra Omak (no. 2015/19167).

10 September 2019 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Protect the Applicant’s Corporeal and Spiritua…

On 17 July 2019, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to protect individual’s corporeal and spiritual existence safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by K.Ş. (no. 2016/14613).