Türkiye
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republican democracy
- CONSTITUTION
- November 7, 1982, amended several times, the last in 2007, following a popular referendum
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- inspired by various European systems
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court, High Court of Appeal, Council of State
RELIGIONS
99.8% Muslims
From the country
- JULY 14, 2004TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Turkish parliament ratified a draft law changing...
The Turkish parliament ratified a draft law changing the expressions of ''execution of death sentence'' and ''death sentence'' in laws as ''heavy life imprisonment'' in order to conform to recent constitutional amendments
- MAY 21, 2004TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer signed into law...
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer signed into law a set of constitutional amendments aimed at bringing the country closer to European Union democracy standards, his office said
- MAY 7, 2004TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish lawmakers adopted a series of amendments to...
Turkish lawmakers adopted a series of amendments to the country's constitution in a bid to meet EU democracy norms and win the go-ahead to begin talks on joining the bloc
- APRIL 21, 2004TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Turkey was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty at the 60th UN Commission on Human Rights
- JANUARY 9, 2004TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The acting UN high commissioner for human rights Bertrand...
The acting UN high commissioner for human rights Bertrand Ramcharan welcomed Turkey's agreement to extend a ban on capital punishment to include times of war
- NOVEMBER 12, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey officially presented the sixth protocol to the...
Turkey officially presented the sixth protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the abolition of death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The Union of Kurdistan Revolutionaries (UKR), an Iranian...
The Union of Kurdistan Revolutionaries (UKR), an Iranian Kurdish opposition group, accused Turkey of handing over 16 Iranian Kurdish dissidents to the Tehran government, putting their lives at risk
- JULY 18, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved the sixth...
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer approved the sixth European Union (EU) adjustment package envisaging amendments to laws, including the commutation into life imprisonment of the death penalty envisaged in the Gelibolu Peninsula Historical National Par
- JUNE 30, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
Turkey's Parliament ratified Protocol No
Turkey's Parliament ratified Protocol No
- APRIL 24, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
For the first time Turkey was a cosponsor of the resolution...
For the first time Turkey was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- MARCH 12, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The European Court of Human Rights condemned Turkey...
The European Court of Human Rights condemned Turkey for violating the human rights of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan
- MARCH 12, 2003TürkiyeDEATH PENALTY
The last execution in Turkey took place in October...
The last execution in Turkey took place in October 1984 and provoked an international outcry