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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 …

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).

14 March 2025 Friday

Press Release concerning the Decision on the Provision on Allocation of the Litigation Costs between the Parties in case…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 25 December 2025, found unconstitutional and annulled Article 326 § 2 of Code of Civil Procedure (Law no. 6100), insofar as it concerns “the actions for non-pecuniary damage”, and held that the relevant decision would be effective after nine months from…

10 March 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provisions Excluding the Application of Accelerated and Simplified T…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 5 November 2024, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…deaf and mute …” included in Article 250 § 12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure no. 5271, which was reformulated along with its title by Article 23 of Law no. 7188; and the phrase “…deaf …

10 March 2025 Monday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Allowing Rights of an Employee to be Set Aside through a C…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 5 November 2024, found unconstitutional and annulled Article 27 § 1 of the Law no. 5718 on International Private and Procedural Law, and held that the relevant decision would be effective after six months from the date of its publication in the Official…

30 January 2025 Thursday

Press Release concerning the Decision Annulling the Provision Stipulating that the Amount Applicable on the Date of Judg…

The Constitutional Court, at its session dated 4 December 2024, found unconstitutional and annulled the phrase “…341, 362…” included in Additional Article 1 § 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure no. 6100, which was added by Article 44 of Law no. 6763 of 24 November 2016, and held that the relevant deci…