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14 June 2018 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Right to Liberty for Being Kept at a Police Station by Off-…

On 12 April 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the personal liberty and security safeguarded by Article 19 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Mehmet Baydan (no. 2014/16308).

12 June 2018 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Right to Life Due To Failure to Conduct an Effective Crimin…

On 9 May 2018, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the procedural aspect of the right to life safeguarded in Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Naziker Onbaşı and others (no. 2014/18224).

08 June 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Freedom of Expression Due To Awarding Compensation agai…

On 23 May 2018, the First Section 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 Eyüp Hanoğlu (no. 2015/13431).

08 June 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding No Violation of Right to Protection of Honour and Dignity for Not Punishin…

On 23 May 2018, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found no violation of the right to protection of honour and dignity safeguarded in Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by KAOS GL Kültürel Araştırma ve Dayanışma Derneği (no. 2014/18891).

06 June 2018 Wednesday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of Certain Provisions of Election Law

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 31 May 2018, dismissed the request for annulment of certain provisions of the Law No. 7102 and dated 13 March 2018 (Amending the Election Law and Certain Other Laws) (file no. E.2018/69). The summary of the reasoning on certain provisions is provided be…

30 May 2018 Wednesday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Annuling the Law Which Exempts the Administration from Liability for Certain Measu…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 2 May 2018, annulled the third sentence of Article 26 § 5 of the Law no. 5996 on Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed, dated 11 June 2010 (file no. E.2018/2).

25 May 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Right to Life Due To Failure to Conduct an Effective Crimin…

On 18 April 2018, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to life, safeguarded in Article 17 of the Constitution, under its procedural aspect concerning the obligation to conduct an effective investigation, in the individual application lodged by Cembeli Erdem (n…

25 May 2018 Friday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Annuling the Law That Renews Restriction Time on the Immovables Allocated for Publ…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 28 March 2018, annulled the Provisional Article 11 added to the Expropriation Law no. 2942 and dated 4 November 1983 by Article 34 of Law no. 6745 and dated 20 August 2016 (file no. E.2016/196).

22 May 2018 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on Detention of Erdal Tercan Who Is a Former Justice of the Constitutional Court

On 12 April 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court examined the individual application lodged by Erdal Tercan (no. 2016/15637) and:

- declared the alleged unlawfulness of the applicant’s detention inadmissible for being manifestly ill-founded;

- found no violation of personal liberty and se…

21 May 2018 Monday

The delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey participated in the St Petersburg International Leg…

Organised by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation, the VIII. International Legal Forum took place on the 14th to 18th of May, 2018 in the city of the Russian Federation, St Petersburg with the participation of the presidents and members of the constitutional courts of many countries.

21 May 2018 Monday

The delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey participated in the 3'rd Congress of the Associatio…

Organised under the Presidency of the Constitutional Court of Georgia, the 3'rd Congress of the Association of the Constitutional Justice of the Countries of the Baltic and Black Sea Region took place on the 15th to 17th of May, 2018 at the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi with the participation of the p…

11 May 2018 Friday

Bilateral Memorandum of Cooperation between the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey and the Supreme Tribunal…

A bilateral memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the Turkish Constitutional Court and the Venezuelan Supreme Tribunal of Justice.