Criminal Law, Investigations and Human Rights: Articles

An objection under CMK 308/A against final criminal rulings of the Regional Court of Appeal: who may file it, the time limits, the safeguards for the accused and how the petition should be structured.

Convicts and detainees do not lose their freedom of expression and their right to receive information entirely when they enter a penal institution.

Reopening a final criminal judgment on the basis of new evidence or new facts: the conditions of CMK Articles 311 to 323, the procedure for filing, and the stay of enforcement, explained with real court decisions.

Defective service, the date of learning of the decision and restoration of the prior status are different legal routes; in a criminal case, the time limit, absence of fault and the structure of the petition are assessed together to protect the right to a legal remedy.

When must a witness be questioned and an expert heard at the hearing? A practical guide to the right of defense and the case law.

How much weight WhatsApp messages and screenshots carry in a criminal file, and how lawfulness, attribution, integrity and methods of challenge are assessed under the current position of CMK Article 134.

Where there are several final sentences, an aggregation (içtima) decision can be requested from the execution judgeship. The guide explains each sentence’s separate enforcement regime and the effect of a judgment that becomes final later.

A scientific view being disputed, or a work of art being found disturbing, is not enough on its own for a sanction.

A public institution cannot justify refusing an information request merely by citing the name of an exception provision.

A news report that disturbs a person does not by itself make the publication unlawful; that a report is news does not remove all responsibility.

The liability of an account holder when a bank account is used in fraud, covering intent, the defence of having been deceived, participation and the 2026 amendment to TCK Article 158/4 with current decisions.

A harsh statement an attorney uses in a lawsuit petition cannot be punished merely because it is found disturbing.

Respect for family life, personal contact with a child and handover of a child: current application authorities, time limits, family unity and Constitutional Court decisions.

An unpaid judicial fine is converted into imprisonment, but public-benefit work comes first. Payment orders, two instalment routes, children, bounced-cheque cases and remedies are explained.

Conditions for transfer to an open prison, second recidivism, leaving the organization, provisional provisions and objection to a refusal decision, examined through current decisions.

Access to evidence, cross-examination of witnesses, expert reports and defense opportunities; violation standards and routes of application under Constitutional Court and ECtHR decisions.

KVKK complaints, time limits, workplace email review, the right to be forgotten and individual applications to the Constitutional Court: a guide.

Interference with property rights, expropriation, loss of value and application routes, with real Turkish and European court decisions.

The limits of freedom of expression, the line between criticism and insult, access bans and individual applications to the Constitutional Court. A constitutional guide based on real decisions.

Pre-admission review of an indictment, current grounds for return, and document preparation for the defense; explained with five Court of Cassation decisions and three practice tables.