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Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Prescribing Ten Years for Retrial in so far as It Relates to the Finalised Violation Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

01 July 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Prescribing Ten Years for Retrial in so far as It Relates…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 21 June 2022, found unconstitutional and annulled the part “… in any case ten years after the finalisation of the judgment subject to the request for retrial” of the provision linking the subparagraphs of paragraph (1) of Article 377 of the Code of Civi…
Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Precluding Appellate Review of the Final Decisions concerning the Cases Filed to Determine the Expropriation Price

15 April 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Precluding Appellate Review of the Final Decisions concern…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 24 February 2022, found unconstitutional and annulled the first sentence of Article 341 § 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure no. 6100 in so far as it concerned “…the cases filed to determine the expropriation price” (file no. E. 2021/34). 
Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Preventing Those Having No Final Court Decision against Them from Working at the Private Educational Institutions

12 April 2022 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Preventing Those Having No Final Court Decision against Th…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 26 January 2022, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…or must not have been subject to a prosecution due to these offences …” laid down in the amended paragraph 1 of Article 4 of Law no. 5580 on Private Educational Institutions in so far as …
Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Allowing for the Imposition of Disciplinary Sanction on the Law-Enforcement Officers for Directing Criticism towards the Acts and Actions of Their Superiors during Office

01 April 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Allowing for the Imposition of Disciplinary Sanction on th…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 26 January 2022, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…during or …” laid down in subparagraph (5) of Article 8 § 4 (b) of Law no. 7068 on the Adoption of Decree Law on General Disciplinary Provisions of Law Enforcement Officers (file no. E. 2…
Press Release concerning the Decision Acknowledging that Holding a Public Office Falls under the scope of the Right to Acquire a Public Office

25 March 2022 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Acknowledging that Holding a Public Office Falls under the scope of the Right to A…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 11 November 2021, found constitutional and dismissed the request for annulment of Additional Article 30 of Law no. 2547 on Higher Education (file no. E. 2021/104). 
Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Characterising the Onerous Dispositive Transactions between Spouses as Donation

22 March 2022 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Characterising the Onerous Dispositive Transactions betwee…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 16 December 2021, found unconstitutional and annulled the amended Article 278 § 3 (1) of the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law no. 2004, insofar as it related to the phrase “spouses …”, and held that the relevant decision would be effective after nine mont…
Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Affording No Necessary Safeguards as to the Proceedings into the Offence of Tax Evasion and Tax Misdemeanours

09 March 2022 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Affording No Necessary Safeguards as to the Proceedings in…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 4 November 2021, found constitutional and thus dismissed the request for annulment of Article 340, Article 359 § b as well as the last paragraph thereof, and Article 367 § 4 (the current paragraph 5 due to the recent addition of another paragraph (parag…
Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Enabling the Introduction of an Arrangement as to the Operation and Closure of Association Facilities through a Regulation

22 February 2022 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Enabling the Introduction of an Arrangement as to the Oper…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 16 December 2021, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrases “…operation and closure…” in the second sentence of Article 26 of the Law on Associations no. 5253 and held that the relevant decision would be effective after nine months as from the dat…
Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provisions Regulating the Measure of Dismissal from Public Office and Additional Measures

26 January 2022 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provisions Regulating the Measure of Dismissal from Public Office and Addit…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 24 June 2021, decided as follows regarding the request for annulment of certain provisions of the Law no. 7086 on Adoption of the Decree Law on Taking of Certain Measures under State of Emergency (file no. E.2018/81):

a. The phrase “… a member of or ha…
Press Release concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of the Provisions Allowing for an Increase in Penalties Prescribed for Offences Committed against Health-care Professionals

10 December 2021 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of the Provisions Allowing for an Increase in…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 13 October 2021, found constitutional and dismissed the request for annulment of the provisions stipulating that the penalty to be imposed in case of intentional injury and insult committed against health-care professionals taking office at public healt…
Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Allowing for Holding Office Concurrently as a Faculty Member of a Public University and as a Councillor at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey

21 October 2021 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Allowing for Holding Office Concurrently as a Faculty Memb…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 18 March 2021, found unconstitutional and annulled Article 1 of the Presidential Decree no. 62 on Councillorship of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, insofar as it related to the competence ratione materiae (file no. E.2020/58).
Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision of the Former Law no. 4045

27 July 2021 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision of the Former Law no. 4045

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 3 June 2021, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrases “…Ministry of National Defence, gendarmerie, …” and “… the personnel to be employed in penitentiary institutions and detention houses …” included in Article 1 § 1 of the Law no. 4045 on Securi…