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11 January 2018 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision on Detention of the Applicant Who Is a Journalist (Turhan Günay)

On 11 January 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to personal liberty and security in the individual application lodged by Turhan Günay (no. 2016/50972) on the grounds briefly explained below.

The investigation authorities argued that upon the change of the …

11 January 2018 Thursday

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

On 11 January 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court declared the individual application lodged by Alparslan Altan (no. 2016/15586) inadmissible on the grounds briefly explained below.

The investigation authorities maintained that the applicant was a member of the FETÖ/PDY and called by the …

11 January 2018 Thursday

Press Release Concerning the Decision on the Rule Regulating the Pecuniary Rights of Staff Appointed or Reappointed to t…

The Constitutional Court dismissed, at its session dated 15.11.2017 (file no. E.2016/133), the requests for annulment regarding the definition “Water canal is a waterway created artificially by the development plan decision and through which transportation is provided by marine vehicles” added follo…

09 January 2018 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Procedural Aspect of the Prohibition of Treatment Incom…

On 16 November 2017, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the procedural obligation inherent in the prohibition of treatment incompatible with human dignity, which is enshrined in Article 17 § 3 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Süleyman Göksel Yerd…

05 January 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Freedom of Expression due to Imposition of a Disciplina…

On 16 November 2017, 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 Adem Talas (no. 2014/12143).

05 January 2018 Friday

Press Release Concerning the Decision on Certain Provisions of the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 28/9/2017, held in its judgment on the Law on Meetings and Demonstrations numbered 2911 (file no. E.2014/101) to dismiss the requests for annulment regarding

1. the clause, included in the first sentence of the second paragraph of Article 6, “…determin…

05 January 2018 Friday

Press Release Concerning the Decision on the Rule Regulating That a Person Can Not Perform the Presidency of the Same Ex…

The Constitutional Court dismissed, at its plenary meeting on 12.7.2017, the request for the annulment of the second sentence of article 6 § 3 of the law no 5910 dated 08.06.2009 on the Foundation and Duties of the Turkish Exporters Assembly and the Exporters’ Associations.

05 January 2018 Friday

Press Release Concerning the Decision on the Provision Barring Tax Payers to File a Lawsuit Against the Declared Tax Bas…

The Constitutional Court dismissed, at its session dated 12.7.2017, the request for the annulment of the first sentence of Article 378 § 2 of the law no 213 dated 04.01.1961 on the tax procedure law.

01 December 2017 Friday

Participation of the President of the Constitutional Court and the Accompanying Delegation in the International Conferen…

The International Conference on “Role and Significance of the Constitution in Building Democratic State Governed by Rule of Law” was held in the city of Tashkent of Republic of Uzbekistan with the participation of the Presidents and members of Asian Constitutional Courts.

24 November 2017 Friday

Participation of the President of the Constitutional Court and the Accompanying Delegation in the 2nd International Conf…

The 2nd International Conference on “Individual Access to Constitutional Justice” was jointly held by the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa and the Constitutional Council of Algeria in Algiers, Algeria between 24-27 November, 2017 with the participation of the representatives of t…

09 November 2017 Thursday

Participation of the Delegation of the Turkish Constitutional Court in the 1. International Symposium of Association of…

1. International Symposium of the Research and Development Secretariat of Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions was held by the Korean Constitutional Court in Seoul, Korea between October 30th and November 3rd 2017.

02 November 2017 Thursday

Visit by the Delegation of the Constitutional Court to Kosovo

The solemn ceremony of the 8th Judicial Year of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo was held in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, on 25 October 2017 with the participation of the Presidents and Justices of the Constitutional Courts of several countries and of the representative of the…