Research Article

Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Violated in Individual Application Decisions of the Constitutional Court

Volume: 5 Number: 1 April 30, 2025
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Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of Refugees and Asylum Seekers Violated in Individual Application Decisions of the Constitutional Court

Abstract

The subject of this study is the individual applications submitted to the Constitutional Court of Turkey by migrants holding refugee and asylum-seeker status, alleging violations of their fundamental rights and freedoms, and the fundamental rights and freedoms that the Constitutional Court has determined to have been violated as a result of these applications. This study is significant as it provides a comprehensive perspective on the fundamental rights and freedoms violations experienced by refugees and asylum seekers, whose numbers have rapidly increased in recent years due to their legal status. In the study, decisions from the Constitutional Court's official website were examined using the decision information database. The keyword search function was employed with the terms “refugee,” “asylum seeker,” and “migrant” to identify relevant individual application decisions. Among these decisions, violation rulings were selected and analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. At the conclusion of the study, it was observed that, based on the individual applications submitted by refugees and asylum seekers, the Constitutional Court has issued violation rulings concerning the prohibition of ill-treatment under article 17/3 of the 1982 Constitution, the right to life under article 17/1, the right to liberty and security under article 19, the right to respect for private and family life under article 20, and the right to a fair trial, including the right of access to court under article 36, as well as the right to an effective remedy under article 40.

Keywords

Refugee , asylum seeker , migrant , individual application to the Constitutional Court , violation ruling

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