Constitution of Turkey

A local court in Istanbul has ruled to apply to the Turkish Constitutional Court for the annulment of controversial Article 299 of the Turkish penal code, the article on insulting the president, arguing it violates the principle of equality enshrined in the country's constitution. 

A local court in Istanbul has ruled to apply to the Turkish Constitutional Court for the annulment of controversial Article 299 of the Turkish penal code, the law on insulting the president, arguing it violates the principle of equality enshrined in the country's constitution. 

The prime minister said they were preparing a road map for the writing of a new constitution. All the successful constitutions in the history of democracy have been written through consensus. Unfortunately, this has not happened in our country. 

Now, there is nothing to be said about the government's submitting its own draft to the parliament. 

Turkey's main opposition party leader, Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu, has reiterated his firm stance on the preservation of the Turkish constitution's first four articles while commenting on efforts for a new charter. 

Turkey?s Constitutional Court has upheld a law that stipulates a prison sentence for those who store ?oral, anal, group, gay or lesbian? porn on the grounds that they are ?unnatural,? Turkish media reported on April 20.

The separation of powers between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary is an indispensable principle in any democracy, Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland has said during a visit to Turkey, adding that the country?s Constitutional Court must remain free.

The Turkish government has been preparing to make yet another move which would add insult to injury for those who have been concerned over plight of freedom of expression in the country, as a Cabinet member has confirmed they are drafting a bill which would grant the prime minister and the communication minister the ability to block access to certain webpages without a court order if they deem

“The state’s essence and raison d’etre is to maintain security for justice” said Haşim Kılıç, the president of Turkey’s Constitutional Court. “If that fails, political, economic and social crises become inevitable.”

The revision of the Greek Constitution is a top priority on the national agenda.

It is also the kind of process for which the coalition government ought to enlist the best people available in the country.

BELGRADE - Serbian Justice Minister Nikola selakovic called on the Bar Association of Serbia (AKS) to invalidate the Ordinance according to which lawyers are obliged to go on strike on the threat of disciplinary sanctions and bar chamber exclusion, because the documents constitutes violation of the Serbian Constitution and a number of other laws.