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08 November 2023 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to a Reasoned Decision under the Right to a Fair…

On 14 June 2023, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to a reasoned decision under the right to a fair trial, safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Aziz Bankur and Others (no. 2018/25145).

08 November 2023 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to an Effective Remedy due to Deprival of the Opp…

On 14 September 2023, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to an effective remedy safeguarded by Article 40 of the Constitution, in conjunction with the right to property safeguarded by Article 35 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Kenan Yı…

03 November 2023 Friday

6th Regional Meeting Held in İzmir Within the Framework of the Project on the Effective Implementation of Turkish Consti…

Within the framework of the project on “Supporting the Effective Implementation of Turkish Constitutional Court Judgments in the Field of Fundamental Rights”, which is jointly implemented by the General Secretariat of the Constitutional Court and the Council of Europe, the 6th Regional Meeting on “V…

02 November 2023 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Freedom of Expression due to the Disciplinary Punishmen…

On 8 June 2023, the Second 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 Nesrin Çetinkaya and Serhat Çetinkaya (no. 2019/8563).

27 October 2023 Friday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan and the Accompanying Delegation Participated in the International…

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Zühtü Arslan participated in the International Conference organised on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo, held in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, on 22-24 October 2023. President Arslan was accompanie…

27 October 2023 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Stand for Elections and Engage in Political Ac…

On 25 October 2023, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found violations of the right to stand for elections and engage in political activities, as well as the right to personal liberty and security, respectively safeguarded by Articles 67 and 19 of the Constitution, in the individual applicatio…

20 October 2023 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Preventing the Mother from Bringing an Action for the Deni…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 26 July 2023, declared unconstitutional and annulled Article 286 § 1 of the Turkish Civil Code no. 4721, and held that the relevant decision would be effective after nine months from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (file no. E.2023/3…

17 October 2023 Tuesday

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

On 25 July 2023, the Plenary 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 Yıldız Ceylan Var (no. 2020/10490).

13 October 2023 Friday

11th Anniversary of the Individual Application

The “International Conference on the 11th Anniversary of the Individual Application Mechanism in Türkiye” was organised on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of the introduction of the individual application mechanism.

13 October 2023 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Prescribing the Suspension of the Licenses concerning the…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 26 July 2023, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase "...shall be suspended...” in the second sentence of Article 8 § 8 of Law no. 4733 on the Regulation of Tobacco, Tobacco Products and Alcohol Market amended by Article 4 of the Law no. 7423 Am…

10 October 2023 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Dismissing the Application Alleging Violation of the Right to a Trial Within a Rea…

On 25 July 2023, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court decided that the application alleging a violation of the right to a trial within a reasonable time be dismissed due to lack of justification for continuing the examination of the application, in the individual application lodged by Keser Altın…

29 September 2023 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding No Violation of the Freedom of Expression due to the Disciplinary Sanction…

On 24 May 2023, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found no violation of the freedom of expression, safeguarded by Article 26 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Çetin Sağır and Others (no. 2021/8864).