Zühtü Arslan

The Court of Appeals found itself in a deadlock on March 26 as five rounds of voting have failed to produce a clear winner in the critical election to determine its new head.

The decision to postpone the election came after a two-day voting process, where neither of the five candidates managed to secure an absolute majority.

The Court of Appeals will reconvene for a critical election today to determine its new head after three rounds of voting failed to produce a clear winner.

The decision to defer the election came after yesterday's initial three rounds failed to produce a candidate with an absolute majority.

Kadir Özkaya has been elected as the new head of the Constitutional Court, succeeding Zühtü Arslan, whose term of office expired.

In the general assembly vote, Özkaya garnered nine out of 15 members' support while his opponent, Yusuf Şevki Hakyemez, received just six votes.

TThe date for the election of the new president of the Constitutional Court has been designated as March 21, as the term of office of current head Zühtü Arslan is set to conclude on April 20.

The term of office of current Constitutional Court head Zühtü Arslan is set to conclude on April 20, triggering the commencement of elections for the post on Feb. 20.

Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan underlined that the rulings by the top court are binding for everyone, including the executive, legislative, and judiciary bodies, after some of its verdicts have not been implemented by the lower and appeal courts.

Nationalist Movement Party's (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli has launched a scathing critique against the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) in the aftermath of last week's deadly PKK attacks, arguing that Treasury aid to the party should be immediately severed.

The Constitutional Court has tasked a rapporteur for penning the report on the closure case of the Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) after the party refused to make a verbal defense before the court on April 11.

Türkiye has celebrated the 99th anniversary of Republic Day with various ceremonies across the country.

Celebrations began with thousands' visit to Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in the capital Ankara.

The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) should be closed and its top officials should be banned from politics, the Supreme Court of Appeals Chief Prosecutor Bekir Şahin has said, reiterating his call once again.