The legal proceedings surrounding the imprisonment of Can Atalay, a lawmaker from the Turkish Worker’s Party (TİP), have escalated into an acute crisis within the Turkish higher judiciary. On January 3, the 3rd Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals once again resisted the Constitutional Court’s directive to release Atalay from prison, accusing it of
The judicial tension increased in Türkiye as Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court resisted once again the Constitutional Court’s explicit order for the release of the imprisoned lawmaker, Can Atalay, reiterating its previous decision and sent the file to the Supreme Court of Cassation which previously prompted a judicial crisis in the country. Istanbul 13th High
The Constitutional Court (AYM) ruled that the rights of Can Atalay, who was elected as Turkish Labor Party (TİP) Hatay lawmaker in May elections, were violated since he was not released from the prison he has been kept with the approval of his prison sentence in Gezi Park Protests case. Ruling on Atalay’s individual application