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Constitutional Court

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Kavala: I hope that courts will comply with the law
Kavala: I hope that courts will comply with the law
Main opposition CHP MP Çakırözer visited Osman Kavala in prison ahead of the Constitutional Court’s review of his individual application today.
15 December 2020
Constitutional Court to review Kavala’s application on December 15
Constitutional Court to review Kavala’s application on December 15
Having postponed reviewing the individual application of arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala in September, the Constitutional Court has announced that it will examine his application next Tuesday.
11 December 2020
Constitutional Court deems Journalist Ahmet Altan's application against his imprisonment inadmissible
Constitutional Court deems Journalist Ahmet Altan's application against his imprisonment inadmissible
Altan has been convicted in a case related to the 2016 coup attempt.
2 December 2020
Journalists jailed after reporting torture of citizens apply to Constitutional Court
Journalists jailed after reporting torture of citizens apply to Constitutional Court
Three journalists have been remanded in custody since October 9 after their reports revealed that two citizens were tortured by soldiers in the Kurdish-majority Van province.
20 November 2020
Constitutional Court says locals' right to a fair trial is violated
LEGAL STRUGGLE FOR ECOLOGY
Constitutional Court says locals' right to a fair trial is violated
Constitutional Court has handed down its verdict regarding the application of locals from Karaburun, İzmir, who were struggling against a wind power plant to be built in their district. The Court has said that their right to a fair trial has been violated.
20 November 2020 Sakine Orman
Non-pecuniary damages for ill treatment in prison
Non-pecuniary damages for ill treatment in prison
The Constitutional Court has concluded that the prohibition of ill treatment was violated when a convict was kept in a cold room for five days with his hands and feet tied behind his back in what is known as the “hogtie” method, a notorious form of torture.
19 November 2020 Ayça Söylemez
'Prosecutor stalled investigation into Ortakaya's killing in border area after intelligence note'
'Prosecutor stalled investigation into Ortakaya's killing in border area after intelligence note'
The family of Kader Ortakaya, who was killed in 2014 when trying to cross into Syria's Kurdish town of Kobanê, has applied to the Constitutional Court due to the lack of an effective investigation into the incident.
11 November 2020
Upper court also rejects dismissed MP Berberoğlu's appeal despite Constitutional Court judgment
Upper court also rejects dismissed MP Berberoğlu's appeal despite Constitutional Court judgment
Although the top court ruled that Berberoğlu's rights were violated and should stand retrial, the lower courts have refused to comply with the judgment.
23 October 2020
'Administrative authorities exceeded the limit of their duty'
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
'Administrative authorities exceeded the limit of their duty'
Examining two separate individual applications, the Constitutional Court has concluded that the disciplinary punishments given to two civil servants violated the presumption of innocence as they were acquitted of the offenses charged.
20 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez
ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense in sendika.org case
ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense in sendika.org case
In the lawsuit filed into the access blocks on sendika.org news website, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has requested Turkey’s defense.
20 October 2020
Constitutional Court says member's tweet doesn't reflect institutional view
'LIGHTS ARE ON' POLEMIC
Constitutional Court says member's tweet doesn't reflect institutional view
Court member Engin Yıldırım's tweet has sparked a new debate with the government.
14 October 2020
Journalist on trial ‘with the lights on’
Journalist on trial ‘with the lights on’
Standing trial for having tweeted about Judge Akın Gürlek, journalist Söğütlü testified at court, where she also referred to the controversial “Lights are on” tweet of a Constitutional Court member. Her lawyer Öztürk has spoken to bianet about the trial.
14 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Local court defies Constitutional Court ruling of right violation for Enis Berberoğlu
Local court defies Constitutional Court ruling of right violation for Enis Berberoğlu
After the Constitutional Court concluded that the rights of Enis Berberoğlu were violated, the İstanbul 14th Heavy Penal Court has indicated that there is no ground for retrial. Main opposition CHP Chair has denounced the ruling.
14 October 2020
Constitutional Court: Detecting 'ByLock' users not interference in private life
Constitutional Court: Detecting 'ByLock' users not interference in private life
ByLock is a messaging application that is considered as an evidence of membership of the "Fethullahist Terrorist Organization [FETÖ]," the group held responsible for the July 2016 coup attempt.
13 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Constitutional Court rejects appeal against Law on Criminal Enforcement
Constitutional Court rejects appeal against Law on Criminal Enforcement
Constitutional Court President and six members have indicated that the Law on Criminal Enforcement has the characteristics of a “pardon” and can only be implemented by an act of Parliament; however, the appeal has been rejected by a majority of votes.
7 October 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Erdoğan: Turkey to support Azerbaijan by all means
Erdoğan: Turkey to support Azerbaijan by all means
The President has made remarks on the clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Eastern Mediterranean crisis and possible changes in the structure of the Constitutional Court.
1 October 2020
Constitutional Court rejects appeal against law on ‘multiple bar associations’
Constitutional Court rejects appeal against law on ‘multiple bar associations’
Reviewing the appeal against the law allowing the establishment of more than one bar association in three major cities of Turkey, the Constitutional Court has rejected the request for the annulment of the law by a majority of votes.
1 October 2020
Constitutional Court postpones reviewing Osman Kavala’s application
Constitutional Court postpones reviewing Osman Kavala’s application
The Constitutional Court has postponed its session where the individual application of arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala will be reviewed. Kavala previously applied to court on the grounds that “his arrest was not legal.”
29 September 2020
Interior Minister targets Constitutional Court again, this time over 'Academics for Peace' ruling
Interior Minister targets Constitutional Court again, this time over 'Academics for Peace' ruling
As the top court's president responded to Minister Soylu's previous remarks, accusing him of "misleading the public," the minister said the Constiutional Court was acting "like a branch of the ECtHR."
24 September 2020
Constitutional Court: Request for removal of alimony payment inadmissible
Constitutional Court: Request for removal of alimony payment inadmissible
A man had applied to the top court, requesting the removal of the indefinite alimony payment to his ex-spouse.
23 September 2020
Constitutional Court rejects former YARSAV Chair Arslan’s application
Constitutional Court rejects former YARSAV Chair Arslan’s application
Sentenced to 10 years in prison for "being a member of a terrorist organization,” Association of Judges and Prosecutors (YARSAV) former Chair Murat Arslan’s application has been found “inadmissible” by the Constitutional Court.
22 September 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Constitutional Court: Rights of Enis Berberoğlu violated
Constitutional Court: Rights of Enis Berberoğlu violated
Constitutional Court has announced its ruling on Enis Berberoğlu, who was sentenced to prison in the MİT trucks case. It has concluded that his rights to be elected and engage in political activities and personal liberty and security have been violated.
17 September 2020
Constitutional Court member to Interior Minister: No one can give orders to judges
Constitutional Court member to Interior Minister: No one can give orders to judges
Minister Soylu targeted the top court after a decision annulling a law article that allowed the ministry to prohibit demonstrations and protest marches on intercity roads.
16 September 2020
Ministry of Justice defends imprisonment of Osman Kavala
Ministry of Justice defends imprisonment of Osman Kavala
Ministry of Justice has expressed an opinion about the arrest of Osman Kavala upon the request of the Constitutional Court. It has referred to phone conversations between Kavala - Henri Barkey that do not exist in the HTS records as “evidence.”
16 September 2020
Second ruling of right violation for the access block to sendika.org news website
Second ruling of right violation for the access block to sendika.org news website
Combining 17 individual applications about the issue, the Constitutional Court has once again concluded that 62 access blocks imposed on sendika.org news website and successive websites have violated freedom of expression and press.
15 September 2020
From Minister Soylu to Constitutional Court President: Cycle to work
From Minister Soylu to Constitutional Court President: Cycle to work
The Constitutional Court has annulled the law article prohibiting demonstrations and protest marches on intercity roads. Interior Minister Soylu has asked the President of the Court in response: “Why do you have police protection and escort, then?”
15 September 2020
Constitutional Court: Preventing abused child from having an abortion violated her rights
Constitutional Court: Preventing abused child from having an abortion violated her rights
A court had not allowed R.G., who was raped and impregnated when she was underage, to have an abortion.
10 September 2020
Constitutional Court: Dismissed public officials can work as an attorney
Constitutional Court: Dismissed public officials can work as an attorney
Local courts had canceled two people's registration at bar associations on the ground that they had been previously dismissed from public service by statutory decrees.
10 September 2020
Constitutional Court ruling on ‘Kuşkonar massacre’ 26 years later
VILLAGERS' RIGHT TO LIFE VIOLATED
Constitutional Court ruling on ‘Kuşkonar massacre’ 26 years later
Constitutional Court has handed down its ruling regarding the bombing of Kuşkonar and Koçağılı villages in Şırnak 26 years ago. The Court has unanimously concluded that the right to life of 38 deceased people, the wounded and their relatives was violated.
4 September 2020
‘Prohibition of maltreatment is violated by gendarmerie’s beating of arrested student’
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
‘Prohibition of maltreatment is violated by gendarmerie’s beating of arrested student’
Transferred to İstanbul so that he could take his exams at university, arrested student Can was battered by gendarmerie. He took the ensuing impunity to the Constitutional Court, which has concluded that prohibition of maltreatment was violated.
20 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Constitutional Court rejects death fasting lawyers’ request for release
Constitutional Court rejects death fasting lawyers’ request for release
Rejecting death fasting lawyers’ request for release, the Constitutional Court neither examined the medical reports nor their statements on not being treated at hospital. “There is no serious danger posed to their material or immaterial integrity,” it has concluded.
14 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Same court, same report, two different decisions
DEATH FASTING LAWYERS
Same court, same report, two different decisions
The attorneys of Ebru Timtik and Aytaç Ünsal stated in their application to the Constitutional Court that the lower court's decision not to release the lawyers was "contradictory, unlawful and arbitrary."
11 August 2020 Ayça Söylemez
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