The Odyssey of the Turkish Constitutional Court into the World of Individual Application

Abstract:

Since the introduction of the individual application as a constitutional remedy, the Turkish Constitutional Court, which traditionally dealt with constitutional review of laws, constitutional amendments and political party dissolution cases, has embarked on the road towards transforming itself into a more effective rights adjudication body.

It should be, however, kept in mind that this remedy is not, in and of itself, a magic panacea that will address Turkey’s ingrained human rights problems.

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