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14 June 2018 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Right to Liberty for Being Kept at a Police Station by Off-…

On 12 April 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the personal liberty and security safeguarded by Article 19 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Mehmet Baydan (no. 2014/16308).

12 June 2018 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Right to Life Due To Failure to Conduct an Effective Crimin…

On 9 May 2018, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the procedural aspect of the right to life safeguarded in Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Naziker Onbaşı and others (no. 2014/18224).

08 June 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Freedom of Expression Due To Awarding Compensation agai…

On 23 May 2018, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the freedom of expression safeguarded by Article 26 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Eyüp Hanoğlu (no. 2015/13431).

08 June 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding No Violation of Right to Protection of Honour and Dignity for Not Punishin…

On 23 May 2018, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found no violation of the right to protection of honour and dignity safeguarded in Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by KAOS GL Kültürel Araştırma ve Dayanışma Derneği (no. 2014/18891).

25 May 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Right to Life Due To Failure to Conduct an Effective Crimin…

On 18 April 2018, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to life, safeguarded in Article 17 of the Constitution, under its procedural aspect concerning the obligation to conduct an effective investigation, in the individual application lodged by Cembeli Erdem (n…

22 May 2018 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on Detention of Erdal Tercan Who Is a Former Justice of the Constitutional Court

On 12 April 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court examined the individual application lodged by Erdal Tercan (no. 2016/15637) and:

- declared the alleged unlawfulness of the applicant’s detention inadmissible for being manifestly ill-founded;

- found no violation of personal liberty and se…

04 May 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to Respect for Private and Family Life due to Dis…

On 1 February 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to respect for private and family life safeguarded by Article 20 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Binali Özkaradeniz and others (no. 2014/4686).

10 April 2018 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of the Right to a Fair Trial Due to Conviction on the Basis of…

On 1 February 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to a fair hearing within the scope of the right to a fair trial safeguarded by Article 36 of the Constitution, in the individual application lodged by Orhan Kılıç (no. 2014/4704).

16 March 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Right to Personal Liberty and Security due to Failure to Re…

On 15 March 2018, the Plenary of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to personal liberty and security safeguarded by Article 19 of the Constitution in the second individual application lodged by Şahin Alpay (no. 2018/3007) on the grounds briefly explained below. The Constitutiona…

14 March 2018 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Right to Life of a Prisoner Who Committed Suicide in Prison…

On 26 December 2017, the First Section of the Constitutional Court found violations of both substantive and procedural aspects of the right to life safeguarded in Article 17 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Recep Kolbasar (no. 2014/5042).

14 February 2018 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Right to Life due to Failure to Take Necessary Measures aga…

On 9 January 2018 in Bedrettin Yalçın and others (no. 2014/16380), the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of the right to life safeguarded by Article 17 of the Constitution and held that the applicants be paid 40,000 Turkish liras for the non-pecuniary damages.

02 February 2018 Friday

Press Release concerning the Judgment Finding a Violation of Freedom of Expression of a Lawyer who Criticized the Public…

On 27 December 2017, the Second Section of the Constitutional Court found a violation of freedom of expression safeguarded by Article 26 of the Constitution in the individual application lodged by Keleş Öztürk (no. 2014/15001).