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31 January 2026 Saturday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya Attended the Official Opening Ceremony of the Judicial Year of th…

President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Kadir Özkaya, attended the official opening ceremony of the 2026 Judicial Year of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), held in Strasbourg, France on 30 January 2026. The Turkish delegation, attending the official ceremony upon a formal invitation fro…

26 January 2026 Monday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya Participated in the 19th Session of the Executive Bureau of the C…

In his speech at the 19th Session of the Executive Bureau of the Conference of Constitutional Jurisdictions of Africa (CJCA) held in Algeria, President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Kadir Özkaya stated: “As the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye, we attach…

09 December 2025 Tuesday

A Memorandum of Understanding was Signed with the Constitutional Court of Togo

A memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation was signed between the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Togo, which paid a working visit to Türkiye. Within the scope of the visit, which took place on 8–9 December 2025, a bilate…

02 December 2025 Tuesday

President Mr. Kadir Özkaya received Mr. Akram Ismail Hasan Al-Khatib, Chief Public Prosecutor of the State of Palestine

President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye Mr. Kadir Özkaya received Mr. Akram Ismail Hasan Al-Khatib, Chief Public Prosecutor of the State of Palestine and accompanying delegation, who were invitees of the Justice Academy of Türkiye. The delegation was welcomed at President…

15 November 2025 Saturday

The “Antalya Declaration” was Signed, Marking the Adoption of the Statute of the Balkan Constitutional Courts Forum

The “Antalya Declaration”, marking the adoption of the Statute of the Balkan Constitutional Courts Forum (“Forum”), was signed by the Forum members at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Forum, hosted by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye. The Conference, held in Antalya, was attend…

15 November 2025 Saturday

3rd Annual Conference of the Balkan Constitutional Courts Forum was Held in Antalya

President of the Turkish Constitutional Court, Mr. Kadir Özkaya, underlining the importance of constitutional cooperation among the Balkan countries, stated: “The protection of human rights is not only a responsibility entrusted to the judiciary, but also a pledge given to the shared conscience of h…

14 November 2025 Friday

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya Participated in the International Conference in Uzbekistan

President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Kadir Özkaya, participated in an international conference held in Uzbekistan as well as the handover ceremony of the Presidency of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions (AACC). The Conferenc…

21 October 2025 Tuesday

Regional Meeting on “Violation Judgments in Individual Applications in Civil, Criminal and Administrative Jurisdictions…

President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya stated that a total of 702,053 individual applications have been received so far, 600,014 of which have been concluded, and added, “The Court has set, to a great extent, the standards intended to protect and promote fundamental rights and freedo…

07 October 2025 Tuesday

13th International Summer School themed “Family Life in the Constitutional Perspective and Right to Respect for Family L…

The Court hosted the 13th International Summer School event under the theme “Family Life in the Constitutional Perspective and Right to Respect for Family Life” this year. The event brought together 66 representatives from constitutional courts and equivalent institutions across 30 countries, as wel…

04 October 2025 Saturday

The Programme on “The Right to Property and the Right to a Fair Trial” was Held in Istanbul

President of the Turkish Constitutional Court, Mr. Kadir Özkaya, stated: “The scale of justice rests in the hands of judges and prosecutors, and it is the most delicate scale in the world. It is a spiritual scale, founded in the depths of conscience and upheld by the breath of truth.” As part of…

02 October 2025 Thursday

Working Visit by President of the Constitutional Court Mr. Kadir Özkaya and the Accompanying Delegation to the Constitut…

President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Kadir Özkaya, and the accompanying delegation paid a working visit to North Macedonia to further strengthen cooperation and dialogue between the constitutional courts of the two countries. During the visit held on 28 September - 1 October 2025 upon the i…

23 September 2025 Tuesday

13th Anniversary Ceremony of the Individual Application to the Constitutional Court

President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Kadir Özkaya, announced that as of 1 October 2025, lawyers would be able to file an individual application with the Court through UYAP (National Judiciary Informatics System) Lawyer Portal. He accordingly noted: “This will both enhance accessibility, and en…