Research Article

Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising out of the International Protection Procedure from the view of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions

Volume: 68 Number: 3 December 22, 2019
  • Sibel Yılmaz *
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Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising out of the International Protection Procedure from the view of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions

Abstract

Turkey, particularly due to the political circumstances of its eastern neighbours, has always been an asylum state. Currently, as the primary asylum country for refugees with more than 3.5 million Syrians in its territories, the provision of international protection to these refugees in Turkey is vital. The individual application mechanism to the Constitutional Court, as a subsidiary protection mechanism in domestic law, can be crucial in this context. In addition to legislative regulations, especially with this mechanism, constitutional rights that are also applicable to refugees can be realized. Thus, this article has two main aims. The first aim is to address protection of refugees’ rights with respect to the principle of non-refoulement, which finds its place in the Constitutional Court's precedent. In this context, the article examines the interim measures within the framework of article 17 of the Constitution (‘personal inviolability, corporeal and spiritual existence of the individual’) and the final decisions within the scope of article 17, article 19 (‘right to personal liberty and security’) and article 40 (‘protection of fundamental rights and freedoms’). Concordantly, the second aim is to demonstrate the deficiencies particularly in the practice of the Turkish asylum system, which are indicated in these decisions.

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References

  1. Turkish Constitutional Court Decisions:
  2. TCC, Enedjan Narmetova[ID] App No 2013/6782 (6 Sep 2013).
  3. TCC, Caceres [ID] App No 2013/1243 (30 Dec 2013).
  4. TCC, Cheishvili[ID] App No 2014/19023 (5 Dec 2014).
  5. Turkish Constitutional Court (‘TCC’) Mohammad Abdul Khaliq[Interim Decision(‘ID’)] App No 2015/6721 (14 April 2015).
  6. TCC, K.A.[ID] App No 2014/19101 (10 Dec 2014).
  7. TCC, A.D.[ID] App No 2014/19506 (25 Dec 2014).
  8. TCC, M.S.S.[ID] App No 2014/19690 (31 Dec 2014).

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Law in Context

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sibel Yılmaz * This is me
0000-0002-3969-2185
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 22, 2019

Submission Date

December 17, 2018

Acceptance Date

November 15, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 68 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.33629/auhfd.663192

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA84XS59YZ

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RIS / Bibtex
APA
Yılmaz, S. (2019). Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising out of the International Protection Procedure from the view of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions. Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 68(3), 707-752. https://doi.org/10.33629/auhfd.663192
AMA
1.Yılmaz S. Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising out of the International Protection Procedure from the view of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions. Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi. 2019;68(3):707-752. doi:10.33629/auhfd.663192
Chicago
Yılmaz, Sibel. 2019. “Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising Out of the International Protection Procedure from the View of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions”. Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 68 (3): 707-52. https://doi.org/10.33629/auhfd.663192.
EndNote
Yılmaz S (December 1, 2019) Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising out of the International Protection Procedure from the view of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions. Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 68 3 707–752.
IEEE
[1]S. Yılmaz, “Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising out of the International Protection Procedure from the view of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions”, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 707–752, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.33629/auhfd.663192.
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Sibel. “Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising Out of the International Protection Procedure from the View of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions”. Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 68/3 (December 1, 2019): 707-752. https://doi.org/10.33629/auhfd.663192.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz S. Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising out of the International Protection Procedure from the view of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions. Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi. 2019;68:707–752.
MLA
Yılmaz, Sibel. “Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising Out of the International Protection Procedure from the View of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions”. Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 68, no. 3, Dec. 2019, pp. 707-52, doi:10.33629/auhfd.663192.
Vancouver
1.Sibel Yılmaz. Protection of Refugees’ Rights Arising out of the International Protection Procedure from the view of Turkish Constitutional Court’s Individual Application Decisions. Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi. 2019 Dec. 1;68(3):707-52. doi:10.33629/auhfd.663192

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