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The Constitutional Court annulled many articles of the first decree law issued by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following the transition to the presidential system, particularly due to violations of constitutional and legal provisions related to the protection of personal data and prevention of environmental destruction.

President Erdoğan appointed Yılmaz Akçil from the Council of State, who signed the decision on the conversion of Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque and the decision that "Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention is legal," in place of Muammer Topal to the Constitutional Court.

Applications for the right to a reasonable length of proceedings constitute 52.4% of the workload of the AYM. There have been 115,535 applications related to this matter submitted to the high court since 2012.

The objection was raised by the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) due to the Koceali MP's previous prison sentence.

The Constitutional Court ruled that Yunis Karataş who started the fire that caused the Sivas Massacre in 1993 has "committed a terror crime" but cannot be evaluated as a "terror convict" since the latter requires the presence of a definite terrorist organization.

İstanbul 27th Heavy Penal Court has rejected Constitutional Court’s decision to release journalist Mehmet Altan on the ground that right violation occurred. The penal court ruled continuation of Altan’s arrest.

Lawyer Veysel Ok has said the Constitutional Court registered that 1-year detention was unjust. He stated that they hope this decision is such as to be rendered for all journalists.

Speaking at the 55th foundation anniversary of the Constitutional Court, the court president Zühtü Arslan has said that they don’t have the authority to review the statutory decrees issued during the State of Emergency.