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342 New Members Assigned to Supreme Court of Appeal, State Council

342 New Members Assigned to Supreme Court of Appeal, State Council

In the elections held in the General Assembly of Supreme Court of Judges and Prosecutors, 267 new members have been assigned to the Supreme Court of Appeal and 75 members to the State Council.

State Council Approves Sulukule Repeal

State Council Approves Sulukule Repeal

The State Council approved the court decision canceling the Sulukule neighborhood project that displaced Romany citizens.

9 April 2015 Nilay Vardar

Worker Strike Ban Taken to Council of State

Worker Strike Ban Taken to Council of State

United Steel-Work Union submitted a request to Turkey’s Council of State for the suspension of a strike ban order issued by the cabinet.

2 February 2015 Beyza Kural

Official Request For the Arrest of Fethullah Gülen

Official Request For the Arrest of Fethullah Gülen

Istanbul 1st Peace Court is reportedly working to issue an international arrest warrant for the influential cleric Fethullah Gülen after police authorities informed that he doesn’t reside in Turkey.

29 December 2014

Council of State Suspends Galataport Project

Council of State Suspends Galataport Project

Council of State’s Administrative Case Chambers Board suspended the construction plans in the waterfront of Istanbul’s Salıpazarı area - a project publicly known as “Galataport”.

14 October 2014

Council of State Blocks Government Regulation on Investigations

Council of State Blocks Government Regulation on Investigations

The Council of State, Turkey’s supreme court that adjudicates on administrative issues, blocked the government regulation to force police and prosecutors to disclose investigations to their superiors.

27 December 2013

Kurdish Mayor Restored in Office

Kurdish Mayor Restored in Office

The Council of State stayed the execution of a verdict to relieve Siirt Mayor Selim Sadak of his duties after he received a prison sentence on terrorism related charges. The Kurdish mayor believes the court’s latest decision was influenced by public pressure.

26 September 2012 Ayça Söylemez

"Council of State's Verdict is a Limitation to Press Freedom”

"Council of State's Verdict is a Limitation to Press Freedom”

“Using the word 'guerilla' is not a crime" said Gunaydın, reminding the ECHR case law.

Internet Should not Become the "Voice of Ankara"

IPS - BIANET:

Internet Should not Become the "Voice of Ankara"

The IPS Communication Foundation/bianet brought a compulsory filter program for all internet subscribers in Turkey before the Council of State. The new regulation enables the Council of Information Technologies and Telecommunication to ban access to websites according to their own unpublished list of forbidden sites.

15 April 2011 Emin Acar

Assaults And Murders Linked To Ergenekon

In the Ergenekon indictment, the assaults on the State Council and daily Cumhuriyet, the murders of Hrant Dink and Necip Hablemitoğlu, and the Malatya Massacre take big place.

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