Turkey’s chief justice says top court lacks authority to enforce ECtHR rulings

Turkey’s Constitutional Court does not have the authority to ensure the implementation of rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the court’s president said, addressing ongoing controversy over high-profile cases including that of a jailed Kurdish politician, Turkish Minute reported. Chief Justice Kadir Özkaya made the remarks during a fast-breaking gathering with journalists […] The post Turkey’s chief justice says top court lacks authority to enforce ECtHR rulings appeared fi...

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