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20 January 2026 Tuesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provision Precluding Appeals on points of Law in Cases concerning the Deter…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 8 October 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled Article 362 § 1 (a) of Code of Civil Procedure no. 6100, in so far as it concerned “cases concerning the determination of the compensation for expropriation”, and held that the relevant decision would …

14 January 2026 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Request for Annulment of the Provision Stipulating that an Investigation or…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 10 September 2025, found constitutional and dismissed the request for annulment of the phrase “…the violation of the inviolability of the home…” included in Article 142 § 4 of the Turkish Criminal Code no. 5237, which was added by Article 6 of Law no. 5…

31 December 2025 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provision Regulating the Suspension of the Pronouncement of the Judgment

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 10 July 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled the first sentence of Article 231 § 5 of Code of Criminal Procedure no. 5271, which was amended by Article 15 of Law no. 7499 on Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedures and Certain Laws, and held t…

01 December 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Decision Dismissing the Request for Annulment of the Provisions Amending the Animal Protect…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 7 May 2025, found constitutional and dismissed the requests for annulment of Article 3 § 1 (f) of the Animal Protection Law no. 5199, which was amended by Article 2 of the Law no. 7527 on the Amendment of the Animal Protection Law, and annulment of the …

01 December 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provision Regulating the Statutory Interest Rate Applicable in the absence…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 22 July 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled Article 1 of Law No. 3095 on Statutory Interest and Default Interest, which was amended by Article 14 of Law no. 5335, in so far as it concerned “non-contractual liabilities”, and held that the relevant …

25 September 2025 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment regarding the Provision on Joinder of Cases before Civil Courts of the Same Type w…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 17 June 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “… and this decision shall be binding on the other court” in the second sentence of Article 166 § 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure no. 6100 (file no. E.2024/237).

26 June 2025 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provision Limiting the Special Consumption Tax Exemption for Persons with a…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 22 April 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled subparagraph 2 (c) of Article 7 § 1 of Law no. 4760 on Special Consumption Tax, amended by Article 21 of Law no. 5228, insofar as it concerns the phrase “…by persons with disabilities who install specia…

23 June 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provision Envisaging the Dismissal of Probationary Civil Servants for Behav…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 22 April 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…behaviours and acts incompatible with public service” set out in Article 56 § 1 of Civil Servants Act no. 657, which was amended by Article 21 of Law no. 2670, and held that the relevant de…

29 May 2025 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provisions Regulating the Pre-payment Procedure (Payment of a Statutory Sum…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 27 March 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…paragraph two, subparagraphs (b) and (c) of paragraph three, and paragraph four…” in subparagraph 2, added to Article 75 § 6 (a) (2) of the Turkish Criminal Code no. 5237 by Article 15 of L…

30 April 2025 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provision Governing the Actions for Compensation Filed by Property Owners f…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 16 January 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled the third sentence added to Additional Article 1 § 1 of the Expropriation Law no. 2942 by Article 3 of Law no. 7421, which had previously been introduced by Article 33 of Law no. 6745, and held that…

27 March 2025 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Judgment regarding Certain Provisions of the Expropriation Law no. 2942

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 25 December 2024, found unconstitutional and annulled Articles 10 § 14 and 14 § 6 of the Expropriation Law no. 2942, which had been respectively amended by Articles 5 and 7 of Law no. 4650 (file no. E.2024/101).

26 March 2025 Wednesday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Request for Annulment of Certain Provisions of the Law no. 7315 on Security…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 4 December 2024, found constitutional and dismissed the request for annulment of certain provisions of the Law no. 7315 on Security Clearance Investigation and Archive Research (file no. E.2021/60).