Court of Appeals

Court says 64 to be tried in Siemens bribery scandal

The judicial council of the Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that 64 defendants are being indicted to stand trial in the large-scale political bribery case of the so-called 8002 contract to digitize OTE telecom?s network in 1997. According to the case file, Siemens allegedly paid 70 million euros in kickbacks in order to sign the deal.

Court rules for retrial of HDP deputy due to rights violation

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Sebahat Tuncel, who was sentenced for being a member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), should be retried, as her right to a free and timely trial was violated, Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled. 

The court ruled on Feb. 27 that Tuncel's file should be sent back to the related court to remove the violation and its results.

Online privacy of spouses can be violated in some cases, top Turkish court rules

Turkey's Court of Appeals has ruled that a woman who infiltrated her estranged husband's email and Facebook accounts to prove to his family that he was cheating on her did not violate any laws, daily Miliiyet reported Dec. 5.

The verdict upheld a decision of a lower court that acquitted the woman who was sued by her husband, who she later divorced.

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