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15 February 2019 Friday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Precluding the Appeal of Imprisonment Sentences of Up to T…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 27 December 2018, annulled the sub-paragraph (d) −which was amended by Article 78 of Law no. 6545 and dated 18 June 2014− of Article 286 § 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure no. 5271 and dated 4 December 2004, which was amended by Article 20 of Law no.…

23 January 2019 Wednesday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of Certain Provisions of the Civil Registrati…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 6 December 2018, found (file no. E.2017/180) the impugned phrase “… provincial and district offices of mufti…”, which was added by the Law Amending the Civil Registration Services Act and Certain Laws dated 19 October 2017 and numbered 7039 to Article 2…

15 January 2019 Tuesday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Dismissing, for Lack of Jurisdiction, the Request for Declaration of that Certain…

The Constitutional Court dismissed, at its session dated 27 December 2018, the request for declaration of that certain provincial and district organizations of a political party, namely Engelsiz Türkiye Partisi, dissolved themselves and that thereby they lost their legal entity, for lack of jurisdic…

10 January 2019 Thursday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of Certain Provisions of the Turkish Maarif F…

The Constitutional Court dismissed, at its session dated 6 December 2018, the requests for annulment of certain provisions of the Turkish Maarif Foundation Law no. 6721 dated 17 June 2016 as the contested provisions were not in breach of the Constitution. The grounds for the requests for annulment o…

03 January 2019 Thursday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Annulling Certain Provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Grand National Assem…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 17 October 2018, annulled (file no. E.2017/162) the following phrases:

- “…on condition of being submitted by a member of parliament from another political party group…” included in Article 37 § 2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Grand National Assembl…

06 December 2018 Thursday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of Certain Provisions of the Notary Act

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 6 September 2018, dismissed the request for annulment of certain provisions of the Notary Act no. 1512 and dated 18 January 1972, which were alleged to be unconstitutional (file no. E.2017/163).

29 November 2018 Thursday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of a Phrase in Article 188 of the Turkish Cri…

The Constitutional Court dismissed, at its session dated 11 August 2018, the request for annulment of the phrase “… and social …” in Article 188 § 4 (b) of the Turkish Criminal Code no. 5237 dated 26 September 2004 as the contested phrase was not in breach of the Constitution (file no. E.2018/179).

26 November 2018 Monday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Annulling the Sentence Added to The Law on Opticianry

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 5 July 2018, dismissed the request for annulment of the phrase “… upon the convocation of the Ministry of Health…” in Provisional Article 4 § 2 added to Law on Opticianry, which is dated 22 June 2004 and numbered 5193, by Article 7 of Law no. 7063 on Am…

15 November 2018 Thursday

Press Release Concerning the Decision Annulling the Phrase in Article 278 of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 11 July 2018, annulled the phrase “… through ancestry or …” in Article 278 § 3 (1) of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law no. 2004 dated 9 June 1932, finding it in breach of the Constitution, and it dismissed the request for annulment in so far as it rel…

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…

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 …

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…