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‘Statutory limitations non-applicable to crimes against humanity without additional laws’

‘Statutory limitations non-applicable to crimes against humanity without additional laws’

Speaking about a court case filed into torture to death in detention, but closed due to statutory limitations, lawyer Kılıç says, “There is no need for additional legal regulations for the non-applicability of statutory limitations to crimes against humanity.”

27 September 2021 Ayça Söylemez

‘Failure to investigate gunshot injury of Sibel Çapraz violated her rights’

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

‘Failure to investigate gunshot injury of Sibel Çapraz violated her rights’

The Constitutional Court has concluded that the failure to launch an investigation into the incident where DBP’s Sibel Çapraz was injured in a random shooting of the police in Hakkari in 2015 has violated her rights.

1 February 2021

Constitutional Amendment Draft Submitted to President Erdoğan for Approval

Constitutional Amendment Draft Submitted to President Erdoğan for Approval

The Constitutional Amendment Draft with 18 Articles has been submitted to President Erdoğan for approval. The President has 15 days to examine the amendment draft.

3 February 2017

Joint Declaration by pro-Kurdish Bodies in Favor of ‘No’ Votes in Referendum

Joint Declaration by pro-Kurdish Bodies in Favor of ‘No’ Votes in Referendum

DBP, DTK, HDK, HDP, and Free Women’s Movement have issued a joint declaration against the constitutional amendment draft to be put to referendum.

31 January 2017

All Articles in Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

All Articles in Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

Upon Parliament passing Article 18 of the Constitutional Amendment Draft with 344 affirmative and 131 no votes, the first round of the voting has been completed.

16 January 2017

6th, 7th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

6th, 7th Articles of Constitutional Amendment Draft Passed in Parliament

The General Assembly of the Parliament has passed the sixth and seventh articles of the Constitutional Amendment Draft.

13 January 2017

2nd Article of Constitutional Amendment Passed With 343 Votes

2nd Article of Constitutional Amendment Passed With 343 Votes

The General Assembly of the Parliament has passed the 2nd Article of the Constitutional Amendment Draft with 343 affirmative and 133 no votes. The article requires to raise the number of deputies from 550 to 600.

11 January 2017

1st Article of Constitutional Amendment Passed With 347 Votes

1st Article of Constitutional Amendment Passed With 347 Votes

Of 484 votes used, there were 347 yes, 132 no, 2 abstaining and 1 invalid votes.

11 January 2017

338 Votes in Favor of Negotiating Constitution Amendment

338 Votes in Favor of Negotiating Constitution Amendment

Negotiations on the articles of the constitutional amendment package have begun with 338 affirmative votes. No action was taken by the parliamentary speaker concerning AKP deputies who disobeyed secret ballot orders.

10 January 2017

HDP Boycotts Vote on Constitutional Amendment Package

HDP Boycotts Vote on Constitutional Amendment Package

Ahead of the voting by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey concerning the Constitutional Amendment Package, HDP Group Vice Chair Ayhan Bilgen has announced that they would boycott the vote.

10 January 2017

Military Interferes Everywhere!

General Yasar Büyükanit spoke at the opening of the new academic year of the military academies, but he was addressing many more than the students present...

3 October 2007 Erhan Üstündağ

Women "Equal", Not "in Need of Protection"

Women "Equal", Not "in Need of Protection"

86 women NGOs gathered and made a joint press statement yesterday to call for women's participation in the preparation of the constitutional draft. They worry that the principle of equality may be taken out.

3 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Military Hypocrisy in Mothertongue Education Debate

General Basbug opposes education in their mothertongue for "some ethnic groups", but many military and other schools encourage education in a foreign language medium.

26 September 2007 Gökçe Gündüç

Domestic Media Obsessed with Malaysia

Domestic Media Obsessed with Malaysia

The domestic debate about whether there is a threat of Islamicisation in Turkey has been stoked by American comparisons of Turkey and Malaysia.

26 September 2007 Tolga Korkut

Erdogan: "No Hurry for Constitution"

Erdogan: "No Hurry for Constitution"

Prime Minister Erdogan has said, "We are preparing a constitution for Turkey, not for the AKP. There is no text yet."

19 September 2007 Tolga Korkut

Gül in Cyprus, Constitutional Draft Before Erdogan

President Gül has travelled to Northern Cyprus. The draft constitution is to be presented to Prime Minister Erdogan.

19 September 2007 Gökçe Gündüç