Criminal Law, Investigations and Human Rights: Articles

Time spent in police detention (gözaltı) and pretrial detention is deducted from the imposed sentence under Article 63 TCK, and that time may have been spent in another case file. The guide explains the conditions for credit, the calculation method and the routes for application.

Objection to pretrial detention and release request, examined through strong suspicion, grounds for detention, proportionality, and whether judicial control is a reasoned alternative.

The right to hold meetings and demonstration marches: notice, bans, law enforcement intervention, sanctions and routes of recourse under Constitutional Court decisions.

A peaceful assembly or demonstration march is not a right made conditional on prior permission.

Severe criticism directed at the State or public policy cannot be treated as terrorist organization propaganda merely because it is harsh or one-sided.

First and second recidivism conditions, the TCK Article 58 date sequence, 2/3 and 3/4 enforcement ratios after 2025, time limits and real Court of Cassation decisions.

Legality of offenses and penalties, foreseeability, analogy and the prohibition of retroactivity; defense and routes of recourse with real Constitutional Court decisions.

An employee's social media post is not, on its own, sufficient ground for terminating the employment contract.

A work stoppage called on a union decision does not in every case make a disciplinary penalty unlawful; and failing to report to work does not in every case justify punishment.

Union-based discrimination and termination; burden of proof, union compensation, reinstatement and routes of recourse for public servants.

Rights to vote, stand for election and engage in political activity; election objections, the YSK system, the limits of a Constitutional Court application and actual violation decisions.

The right to be elected is not limited to the ability to stand as a candidate or to receive votes in an election.

Establishing forgery, the position of the first buyer, the good faith of a later owner, and how the criminal file relates to the civil action.

A guide that explains together the investigation, records, consulate, transport of the remains and relatives’ claims when a death occurs in Türkiye or after return to the country.

Freedom to found and join associations and to carry on their activities; interference with associations, filings by legal persons, documents and remedies under Constitutional Court case law.

How can qualified rights be limited? Freedom of expression, assembly, trade union, education and religion in Constitutional Court decisions; proportionality, evidence and individual application.

A calculation error in the sentence calculation sheet (müddetname) may be brought before the enforcement judgeship under Article 98/1-b of Law No. 5275. The guide explains the time limits, crediting, document structure and the route for objection.

The four grounds for loss of inheritance rights, the effect of criminal proceedings, pardon and the rights of descendants. Review determination, certificates of inheritance and routes to apply.

Revocation of conditional release, new offense, notification, supervision period and the calculation of full enforcement. Routes of application, with Court of Cassation and Constitutional Court decisions.

Conditional release at 1/2, 2/3 and 3/4 ratios, good conduct, child-specific provisions and the application process. Conditional release under current legislation and real decisions.