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Turkey’s Constitutional Court defies ECtHR in ruling over imprisoned former judge

July 14, 2020

Turkey’s Constitutional Court released its decision on an individual application lodged by an imprisoned former judge in which it defied a previous European Court...

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AKP deputy chairman claims no violation of human rights in Turkey

January 13, 2019

Deputy Chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Leyla Şahin Usta, who had sued Turkey at the European Court of Human Rights...

Diplomacy

ECtHR drops Uludere case due to late arrival of documents

May 17, 2018

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dropped a case regarding the Uludere massacre, in which 34 people, mostly youngsters, were killed in...

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Lawyer Altıparmak: Alpay decision tactical move to avoid ECtHR rulings

March 17, 2018

Human rights lawyer and academic Kerem Altıparmak on Saturday said a Constitutional Court decision and subsequent release of veteran journalist Şahin Alpay was a...

National

Emergency rule commission approves 100 job reinstatements out of 6,400

March 2, 2018

The State of Emergency Procedures Investigation Commission, which was established by a decree-law issued on Jan. 23, 2017, announced that it has finalized a...

Diplomacy

European rights court has rejected 25,000 petitions from purge victims

November 14, 2017

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected a total of 25,000 applications submitted by Turks who are victims of an immense purge...

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ECtHR judge: Flood of applications from Turkey could block the court

January 26, 2017

Işıl Karakaş, a Turkish judge serving at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), said on Thursday that an increased number of applications from...

National

Expert: Commission established by gov’t decree aims to delay ECtHR process

January 24, 2017

Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has formed a commission to investigate lawsuits filed during a state of emergency that actually aims to...

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