Your search for Turkey retrieved 32 results.
Constitutional Court Annuls 2008 Law That Had Lifted Ban on Wearing Headscarves at Universities (December 03, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on November 29, 2012, that
Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Criticism of Anti-Terrorism Laws (November 08, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On November 1, 2012, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (HRC) – a body of 18 independent experts responsible for monitoring ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Turkey / United Nations
Individual Access to Constitutional Court (October 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On September 24, 2012, the day that new provisions allowing access by individuals to Turkey's Constitutional Court came into effect, seven ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Constitutional Reform Underway (August 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Turkey's Constitutional Reconciliation Commission reconvened on August 1, 2012, to resume its preparation of a new constitution for the country. The ...
Topic: Constitutional law
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Tobacco Control Law Tightened (July 25, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On July 4, 2012, the Turkish Parliament (the Grand National Assembly, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi, or TBMM), passed amendments to the ...
Topic: Tobacco and smoking
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Law Restricting Caesarean Births (July 17, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Turkey's Parliament passed a new law on July 4, 2012, to limit births by Cesarean section to cases of medical necessity. ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Controversial Courts to Be Abolished (July 03, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On June 27, 2012, it was reported that Turkey's ruling party, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) is planning to propose ...
Topic: Courts
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Defense Lawyers Boycott Major Trial (June 19, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On June 15, 2012, defense lawyers in Turkey boycotted a high profile trial in protest over a judicial ruling in a ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Controversial Education Reform Legislation Passed (April 17, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
The Grand National Assembly (GNA, Turkey's parliament) passed an education reform bill on March 30, 2012, extending the length of compulsory ...
Topic: Education
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Landmark Trial of 1980 Military Coup Leaders Begins (April 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Two retired generals have been placed on trial for their role in the September 12, 1980, coup d'etat in Turkey, which ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Parliament Adopts Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence (March 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Turkey's Parliament (the General Assembly) passed a law on March 8, 2012, notably on International Women's Day, designed to prevent violence ...
Topic: Domestic violence
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Cases Before European Court of Human Rights on Lengthy Detentions to Be Addressed (March 06, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Turkey's Minister of Justice, Sadullah Ergin, announced on March 1, 2012, that the government would establish a special commission to handle ...
Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Turkey
2011 Progress Report on Turkey's Accession (November 16, 2011) by Theresa Papademetriou
On October 12, 2011, the European Commission published its annual overview of the enlargement policy and the progress made by candidate ...
Topic: Boundaries
Jurisdiction: European Union / Turkey
Minority Religious Congregation Property to Be Returned Under Historic Measure (September 06, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
An omnibus decree published in Turkey's official gazette, RESMÎ GAZETE, on August 27, 2011, contains an historic article mandating the return ...
Topic: Property
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Proposed New Canal May Have Impact on Major Shipping Treaty (May 27, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On April 27, 2011, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey announced a plan to relieve dangerously heavy tanker traffic in ...
Topic: Maritime law
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Certain Words Banned from Domain Names (May 10, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On April 28, 2011, Turkey’s Telecommunications Directorate (Telekomünikasyon İletişim Başkanlığı, or TİB), under the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, sent a ...
Topic: Communications and electronic information
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Alleged Members of Revolutionary Headquarters Indicted on Terrorist Charges (March 03, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on February 5, 2011, that Istanbul's 12th High Criminal Court has accepted an indictment against 22 persons ...
Topic: Terrorism
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Controversial Bill on High Court Reform Adopted (March 01, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
Turkey's Parliament passed a controversial judicial reform bill on February 9, 2011. Under the Law on the Amendment of Certain Laws, ...
Topic: Courts
Jurisdiction: Turkey
New Regulation Banning Asbestos Takes Effect (January 06, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
The Environment Management Directorate General of Turkey announced on December 30, 2010, that effective December 31 a regulation banning the production, ...
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Draft Firearms Legislation Suspended by Parliamentary Committee (January 03, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported in late December 2010 that a draft law on firearms that had been approved by the Internal Affairs ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Turkey
Last updated: December 03, 2012