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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 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).

20 March 2018 Tuesday

Press Release Concerning the Decisions on the Rules Regarding Gender Reassignment

The Constitutional Court dismissed, at its session dated 29 November 2017, the request for annulment of Article 40 § 2 of the Turkish Civil Code no. 4721 (file no. E.2015/79); and it annulled the phrase “… and that she/he is permanently unable to procreate…” in the second sentence of Article 40 § 1 ...

02 March 2018 Friday

Press Release Concerning the Decision on the Rule Exclusively Authorizing the First Instance Civil Boards of the Turkish...

The Constitutional Court annulled Article 5 § 2 of Law no. 5894 on the Establishment and Duties of the Turkish Football Federation, dated 5 May 2009, which provides that the first instance civil boards of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) are exclusively authorized to make decisions concerning t ...

15 February 2018 Thursday

Press Release Concerning the Decision on Provisions Proposing Amendment to the Electricity Market and Certain Laws

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 28 December 2017, dismissed the requests for annulment of: * Additional Article 1 § 2 of Law no. 2804 on the General Directorate of Mineral Search and Exploration; * Additional Article 1 which was added to Law no. 2690 on the Turkish Atomic Energy Autho ...

07 February 2018 Wednesday

Press Release Concerning the Decision on Blocking Access to Internet Due to Obscenity

The Constitutional Court annulled Article 8 § 4 of the Law dated 4 May 2007 and no. 5651, which enables the Telecommunications Communication Presidency (“the TCP”) to order blocking access to internet broadcasts constituting the offence of obscenity, finding that it violated Articles 13, 22 and 26 o ...

07 February 2018 Wednesday

Press Release of the Decision on Certain Provisions Concerning Turkey Wealth Fund

The Constitutional Court dismissed, at its session dated 18 January 2018, the requests for annulment of the phrases “…by the Council of Ministers…” in Article 4 § 1 (b) and “the Law on the Court of Accounts dated 3 December 2010 and numbered 6085,…” in Article 8 § 5 of the Law no. 6741 on the Establ ...

17 January 2018 Wednesday

Press Release Concerning the Decision on the Provision Banning Staff of the Presidency of Religious Affairs from Engagin...

The Constitutional Court rejected the requests for annulment of Article 25 of the Law on the Establishment and Duties of the Presidency of Religious Affairs numbered 633 and dated 22 June 1965, which sets out that all staff holding office in the Presidency of Religious Affairs cannot perform the act ...

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 ...

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, “…determine ...

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.