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Middle East News: Turkish president Erdogan seeks to curb the influence of Turkey's Constitutional Court after it ruled to free jailed opposition parliamentarian Can At
President Tayyip Erdogan's government is seeking ways to curb the influence of Turkey's Constitutional Court, prompted by its rulings to free a jailed opposition parliamentarian, according to a... -February 29, 2024 at 04:05 am EST - MarketScreener
ISTANBUL - President Tayyip Erdogan's government is seeking ways to curb the influence of Turkey's Constitutional Court, prompted by its rulings to free a jailed opposition parliamentarian, according to a senior official and two legislators in the governing alliance. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In a twist - which critics said highlighted the diminished state of Turkey's legal system - the top appeals court said the Constitutional Court's ruling was unconstitutional. Legal experts say the next steps in resolving the unprecedented standoff between the two courts are difficult to predict
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has threw his support behind the Court of Cassation which refused to comply with the Constitutional Court’s ruling regarding the release of jailed MP Atalay. "The Constitutional Court cannot and should not underestimate" the Court of Cassation's ruling, Erdoğan said, adding that the dispute between the two top courts showed the need for a new constitution.