content tagged with non-pecuniary damages

Appeals court finds Interior Ministry negligent in death of citizen during curfew

Appeals court finds Interior Ministry negligent in death of citizen during curfew

Ahmet Sönmez was killed in Mardin’s Nusaybin in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern Anatolia region in 2015. The appeals court has found the Interior Ministry negligent and ruled that the Ministry shall pay damages.

13 December 2021

Suit for damages against CHP Chair: Erdoğan demands 2 million lira

Suit for damages against CHP Chair: Erdoğan demands 2 million lira

President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan has filed a lawsuit against main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu over his allegations that Erdoğan has money abroad. He demands 2 million lira in non-pecuniary damages.

Star TV to pay damages over a news on ‘suicide bomber’

Star TV to pay damages over a news on ‘suicide bomber’

With the verdict of the local court upheld by the Court of Cassation, Star TV channel will pay damages to a teacher for using a video footage featuring his detention during a union activity as an archive footage in another news entitled “suicide bomber caught.”

23 July 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Woman Whose Leg was Amputated to be Paid 300 Thousand Euro in Damages

Woman Whose Leg was Amputated to be Paid 300 Thousand Euro in Damages

The ECtHR has ruled that Turkey shall pay 300 thousand Euro in non-pecuniary damages to Timurlenk, who was previously paid damages for her amputated leg, but had to pay back some of this money to the Ministry of Defense.

28 January 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Constitutional Court Ruling of ‘Non-Pecuniary Damages’ in Bomb Attack

Constitutional Court Ruling of ‘Non-Pecuniary Damages’ in Bomb Attack

The Constitutional Court has given its justified ruling on Uçar family who were injured in a bomb attack in Aydın. The Court has ruled that the case shall be heard again as the family has a right to receive non-pecuniary damages.

6 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Council of State: There is ‘Neglect of Duty’ in Death of Ceylan Önkol

Council of State: There is ‘Neglect of Duty’ in Death of Ceylan Önkol

Reversing the verdict of the court which only ruled for pecuniary damages in the lawsuit filed into the death of 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol, the Council of State has concluded that there is “a neglect of duty” and ruled for non-pecuniary damages as well.

Turkey Found Guilty For Convicting Campaigns in Kurdish

Turkey Found Guilty For Convicting Campaigns in Kurdish

The European Court of Human Rights ordered Turkey to pay a total of 50,000 euros to 5 politicians who were convicted by Turkish courts for speaking Kurdish during various election campaigns between 2002 and 2007.

22 January 2013 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Court Finds Election Council Guilty on Accessibility

Court Finds Election Council Guilty on Accessibility

A court in Izmir province ruled Turkey's election council to pay for non-pecuniary damages to Süleyman Eryiğit, a physically disabled elector who was unable to vote due to accessibility issues in the ballot drop location.

4 December 2012