Constitution Court

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which is under the risk of being banned by the Constitution Court due to its alleged links to the PKK terrorist organization, has elected Sultan Özcan and Cahit Kırkazak as the new co-leaders during a party convention over the weekend.

The General Assembly of the Constitutional Court on July 1 ruled the decision stating violation of rights of Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) member Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, demanding his release.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli said that the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) must be closed forever after the Constitutional Court accepted an indictment for dissolving the political party.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli on March 31 criticized the Constitutional Court's decision that sent back an indictment aimed to ban the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) due to deficiencies in the file

"At this stage, the HDP gained time on the pretext of procedural shortcomings," Bahçeli said in a written statement.

The rulings of the Constitutional Court are binding, and its decisions should be implemented, Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül said on Jan. 22, elaborating the top court's recent verdict on former main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) lawmaker Enis Berberoğlu.

The Constitutional Court on Jan. 7 unanimously rejected U.S. citizen Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson's application over a "violation" of his rights.

The Constitutional Court concluded the application for Brunson, who was at the heart of a dispute between the U.S. and Turkey two years ago.

Turkey's Constitution Court has ordered the state to pay Baskın Oran, the columnist of Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, 27,000 Turkish Liras (around $4,400) in spiritual damages due to a lack of an inadequate investigation into the death threats that Oran had received.

The Constitution Court's Nov. 12 decision that the e-ticketing system for football matches, Passolig, does not violate rights has stirred a debate on future attendance of top level games in Turkey. 

An Istanbul prosecutor demanded the acquittal of 83 suspects in Poyrazköy Coup Plot Case on Sept. 18.

A top court in Turkey has ruled that asking women wearing headscarves to take off their topcoats while entering a public legal institution is violates freedom of religion and faith.