content tagged with constituional court

Uploading prisoner’s letters to judiciary informatics system ‘violates rights’

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

Uploading prisoner’s letters to judiciary informatics system ‘violates rights’

Turkey’s top court has acknowledged that uploading the letters of an arrestee to the National Judiciary Informatics System (UYAP) “violates the right to respect for privacy and freedom of communication”.

Constitutional Court Rules for Annulment of 2 Statutory Decrees Enacted as Laws

Constitutional Court Rules for Annulment of 2 Statutory Decrees Enacted as Laws

Announcing its judgement regarding the requests for annulling five statutory decrees, the Constitutional Court has concluded that “cancelling the passports of the ones whose partners’ passports are cancelled” is against the Constitution.

This is Not a State of Emergency Decree Law

This is Not a State of Emergency Decree Law

If we do not defend law it becomes impossible to distinguish between who is the perpetrator of coup d’état and who is not. And then one day the rules that you defend hit you.

27 July 2016 Kerem Altıparmak

Constitutional Court Verdict Allows to Use Kurdish in Politics

Constitutional Court Verdict Allows to Use Kurdish in Politics

A Constitutional Court verdict came into effect this morning, allowing politicians and political parties to officially use Kurdish language, especially during party meetings and electoral propaganda.

6 February 2013

PKK Leader Applies to Constitutional Court

PKK Leader Applies to Constitutional Court

PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan has filed a lawsuit to Turkey's constitutional court, complaining that his book entitled "Kurdish people's Manifesto" had previously been declined for publishing.

29 January 2013

Constitutional Court: Military Staff not to be Tried at Civil Courts Any More

Judiciary

Constitutional Court: Military Staff not to be Tried at Civil Courts Any More

The Constitutional Court cancelled the law that orders the prosecution of soldiers for organized crime at special authority high criminal courts. This decision will affect pending trials and investigations. Retired judge Kardaş: "This is a step backwards that strengthens militarism".

25 January 2010 Tolga Korkut

Pro-Kurdish DTP Closed down by Constitutional Court

DTP CLOSURE CASE

Pro-Kurdish DTP Closed down by Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court ruled for the closure of pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party and imposed a political ban on 37 of its members. Co-chairs Türk and Tuğluk are deposed from their duties as MPs. Human Rights organizations criticized the decision.

14 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu,Tolga Korkut,Erhan Üstündağ

"Headscarf May Become Means of Pressure"

The Constitutional Court announced the legal background for its decision about not allowing wearing of the Muslim headscarf in universities. It stated that such a an act might lead to clashes in the society.

22 October 2008