A kind of “judiciary coup” may be happening: Court of Cessation vs. Constitutional Court

Recently, there has been a disagreement between Turkey’s top appeals court, the Court of Cassation, and the Constitutional Court over the case of imprisoned parliamentarian Can Atalay[1][2][5][6]. The Constitutional Court ordered the release of Atalay last month, ruling that his imprisonment violated his rights to security, liberty, and the right to be elected[1][5]. However, the … Read more

One of the elected MPs still kept in prison… #Turkey

Release of Gezi prisoner Can Atalay still pending as MP term begins   Photo: TİP Click to read the articles in Turkish (1)(2)(3) Turkey’s 28th Grand National Assembly swearing-in ceremony on Friday (June 2) had one notable absentee, namely, Can Atalay, the elected MP for the Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) in the heavily February … Read more