Turkish Constitutional Court Rules On Unreasonable Delays Within The Right To Fair Trial

The Turkish Constitutional Court recently considered a claim that a land expropriation violated the applicant's right to a fair trial due to the judgment processes lasting five years and ten months during administrative procedures. The Constitutional Court held that the applicant's rights have been violated by the judgement process not being completed within a reasonable period of time.

The applicant sought to annul a decision regarding expropriation of his land which was made for the purposes of investing in housing, industry, education, health and tourism and establishing public facilities. Before the Constitutional Court, the applicant claimed his rights to a fair trial and property rights have been violated on the basis that: