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Turkey's Constitutional Court President calls for ‘separation of powers’

Turkey's Constitutional Court President calls for ‘separation of powers’

Marking the 60th anniversary of the top court, Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan said that the main duty of courts is to protect justice.

Turkey’s top court president says there is ‘a structural problem with lengthy trials’

Turkey’s top court president says there is ‘a structural problem with lengthy trials’

Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan has said that the number of individual applications pending before the top court has neared 90 thousand and nearly 75 percent of them are related to the right to a fair trial.

‘Constitutional Court’s workload is heavier than that of the ECtHR’

COURT PRESIDENT ARSLAN

‘Constitutional Court’s workload is heavier than that of the ECtHR’

Turkey’s Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan has announced that only in January 2022, nearly 12 thousand individual applications were submitted to the Constitutional Court, noting that “the workload has taken a dramatic dimension”.

15 February 2022

Turkey has a problem with the right to a fair trial, Constitutional Court president admits

Turkey has a problem with the right to a fair trial, Constitutional Court president admits

More than 73 percent of the individual applications to the top court concerned the right to a fair trial, Zühtü Arslan has said.

10 January 2022

‘Number of individual applications to Constitutional Court is gradually increasing’

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT

‘Number of individual applications to Constitutional Court is gradually increasing’

In a statement to mark the 59th anniversary of the Constitutional Court, Zühtü Arslan, the President of the top court, has said that “they are faced with a heavy workload”, adding that “they keep up with their rights-oriented approach with determination.”

‘Constitutional Court rulings are binding,’ emphasizes court president

‘Constitutional Court rulings are binding,’ emphasizes court president

Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan made a speech at the oath-taking ceremony of İrfan Fidan, the previous Chief Public Prosecutor of İstanbul who has recently been appointed to the supreme court by President Erdoğan.

9 February 2021

AYM President: We don’t Have Authority to Review Statutory Decrees

AYM President: We don’t Have Authority to Review Statutory Decrees

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.

Arınç: Congratulations to President of Constitutional Court

Arınç: Congratulations to President of Constitutional Court

Former Vice PM Arınç has noted that he considers the Constitutional Court’s decision of “rights violation” regarding arrest of Dündar and Gül correct, congratulated Court's Chief Judge.

AYM Chief Judge: Our Decisions Bind Everyone and Every Institute

AYM Chief Judge: Our Decisions Bind Everyone and Every Institute

Chief Judge of the Constitutional Court upon President Erdoğan’s words “I neither recognize nor respect AYM’s decision” following release of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, has said the court’s decisions are binding for everyone and every institute.