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24 October 2018 Wednesday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Annulling Certain Provisions of the Law on the Establishment of the Turkish-Japane…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 5 July 2018, dismissed the request for annulment of Article 6 of the Law on the Establishment of the Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University, which is numbered 7034 and dated 18 June 2017; but annulled the phrase “…including also those classi…

23 October 2018 Tuesday

“Law occupies a central place in the political opinion and practice of Alija Izetbegović”

A ceremony was held to commemorate the 15th death anniversary of Alija Izetbegović, the first President of the newly-independent Bosnia Herzegovina. During the memorial conference held in the University of Sarajevo, Mr. Zühtü Arslan, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey,…

19 October 2018 Friday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Finding Inadmissible the Alleged Violation of the Right to a Trial Within a Reason…

On 12 September 2018, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found inadmissible the alleged violation of the right to a trial within a reasonable time within the scope of the right to a fair trial in the individual application lodged by Ferat Yüksel (no. 2014/13828).

18 October 2018 Thursday

Visit by Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, to the Turkish Constitutional Court

Mr. Zühtü Arslan, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey, welcomed Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Turkish Constitutional Court.

18 October 2018 Thursday

Press Release Concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Hold Meetings and Demonstration Marches due to…

On 20 September 2018, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to hold meetings and demonstration marches safeguarded by Article 34 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Ali Demirci and Others (no. 2015/16311).

16 October 2018 Tuesday

J20 Meeting was Held in Argentina

Mr. Zühtü Arslan, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey, attended the Judicial Conference of the Highest Courts of the G20 (J20) held in Argentina.

16 October 2018 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Finding Inadmissible the Alleged Violation of the Freedom of Expression Due To Den…

On 12 September 2018, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found inadmissible the alleged violation of the freedom of expression for being manifestly ill-founded in the individual application lodged by İbrahim Kaptan (2) (no. 2017/30723).

16 October 2018 Tuesday

Press Release Concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Property due to Dismissal of Expropriation-Rel…

On 20 September 2018, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to property, which is safeguarded by Article 35 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Hüseyin Ünal (no. 2017/24715).

11 October 2018 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision Finding Inadmissible the Alleged Violation of the Freedom of Religion Due To Denia…

On 13 September 2018, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found inadmissible the alleged violation of the freedom of religion for being incompatible ratione personae in the individual application lodged by Sürekli Vakıflar Tarihi Eserlere ve Çevreye Hizmet Derneği (no. 2015/14747).

06 October 2018 Saturday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of Certain Provisions Including the Rules on…

The Constitutional Court dismissed, at its session dated 5 July 2018, the requests for annulment of; the paragraphs added to Article 9 of the Mining Law no. 3213 dated 4 June 1985, by Article 47 of the Law no. 7061 on Amendments to Certain Tax Laws and Other Laws dated 28 November 2017; Paragraph 5 …

05 October 2018 Friday

Visit by the Delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey to Croatia

The delegation of the Turkish Constitutional Court paid a visit to Croatia, after their visit to Hungary, within the scope of the Joint Project on Supporting Individual Application to the Constitutional Court in Turkey.

05 October 2018 Friday

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

On 19 July 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found violations of the right to protect and develop the corporeal and spiritual existence and the right to trial within a reasonable time, which are safeguarded respectively by Articles 17 and 36 of the Constitution, in the individual applica…