Empowering Migrant and Refugee Children: Gamified Awareness of Their Rights
Curiosity, connection, and discovery filled the air in Ankara as migrant and refugee children and their mothers marked the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day in Türkiye by learning something truly empowering— their rights. Through interactive, age-appropriate and playful activities, 19...
Lawyers from the Zonguldak Bar Association Enhance Their Knowledge on Individual Application before the Constitutional Court
A total of 26 lawyers from the Zonguldak Bar Association participated in a two-day training on Procedures of Individual Application before the Constitutional Court. The training covered key topics, such as the exhaustion of domestic remedies, deadlines for lodging applications, manifestly...
Lawyers from Kastamonu and Giresun Bar Associations Enhance Skills on Individual Applications before the Constitutional Court
A total of 35 lawyers from the Kastamonu Bar Association and 28 lawyers from the Giresun Bar Association took part in a two-day training on Procedures of Individual Application before the Constitutional Court. The training sessions were led by experienced legal professionals who had completed...
Working Group Meeting on Collateral Damage in the Context of Fundamental Rights
A working group meeting on “Collateral Damage in the Context of Fundamental Rights”, was organised between the Constitutional Court and the Court of Cassation, in Ankara on 8 April 2025. The meeting began with opening remarks delivered by the President of the General Assembly of Civil Chambers...
University Lecture on Individual Application before the Constitutional Court and the Right to Life Held at Ankara University
On 26 March 2025, Ankara University hosted a lecture on individual application before the Turkish Constitutional Court and the right to life. The Dean of Ankara University Faculty of Law highlighted that this event is the first activity organised as part of the Faculty's centenary celebrations....
International Roma Day 2025: Celebrating Culture and advancing Equality
On 8 April, the world comes together to celebrate International Roma Day, the anniversary of the First World Romani Congress, held in Chelsfield near London from 7–12 April 1971. This event was a turning point in the Roma political organisation and rights advocacy movement, as it called for Roma...
The Council of Europe Programme Office in Ankara celebrates 8 April – International Roma Day!
We care about well-being, development and education of Roma children.
Restoring hope and justice: A lawyer’s fight for women’s rights after the earthquakes in Türkiye
When the devastating earthquakes struck Türkiye in 2023, the destruction went far beyond collapsed buildings. It shattered lives, leaving many women in vulnerable situations, displaced, and trapped in difficult circumstances. For Fatma Serap Balakan, who is a lawyer from Hatay, providing legal...
Civil society organisations strengthen their capacities on individual application in immigration detention cases
Civil society organisations (CSOs) working in human rights and migration have enhanced their ability to advocate for the rights of persons in immigration detention following a two-day training on "Individual Application in the Context of Immigration Detention" held in Ankara. The training brought...
Training on Individual Application in the Context of Immigration Detention
A two-day training session on “Individual Application in the Context of Immigration Detention” was held on 24-25 March 2025 in Ankara in the premises of the Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilisation, in co-operation with the Horizontal Facility Action on Strengthening the Protection...
Türkiye steps up efforts to boost digital citizenship education
Türkiye is strengthening its commitment to digital citizenship education, as key stakeholders gathered in Ankara for the 5th Steering Committee Meeting of the "Digital Citizenship Education in Türkiye" action, under the European Union and Council of Europe’s joint programme "Horizontal Facility...
Council of Europe Adopts International Convention on Protecting Lawyers
The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international treaty aiming to protect the profession of lawyer. This is to respond to increasing reports of attacks on the practice of the profession, whether in the form of harassment, threats or attacks, or interference with the exercise of...
University Lecture on Individual Application before the Constitutional Court Held at Kocaeli University
On 13 March 2025, Kocaeli University hosted a lecture on individual application before the Turkish Constitutional Court. The session was led by a Constitutional Court Rapporteur and a faculty member delivered the session, who examined the impact of individual applications on shaping...
Kocaeli Bar Association Lawyers Enhance Their Knowledge on Individual Application to the Constitutional Court
26 lawyers from the Kocaeli Bar Association attended a two-day training to strengthen their knowledge and practical skills on individual application procedures before the Turkish Constitutional Court. The training covered key topics, including the exhaustion of domestic remedies, application...
"Roadmap for the Inclusion of Roma in Employment" Presentation Meeting Held in Ankara, Türkiye
The "Roadmap for the Inclusion of Roma in Employment," developed under the European Union and Council of Europe’s Joint Programme Roma Integration Phase III, was presented at a meeting with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Family and Social Services, the Delegation of the...
Prison Staff in Türkiye Enhance Skills on Discipline and Reward Mechanisms
Regional cascade training sessions were held as the final phase of ongoing efforts to improve prison staff's knowledge and practices on implementing discipline and reward mechanisms in line with international standards and best practices. The experienced prison staff already trained within the...
Turkish Delegation Attends the Opening Ceremony of the Judicial Year of the European Court of Human Rights
A high-level Turkish delegation, including the President of the Constitutional Court, the President of the Court of Cassation, the President of the Council of State and the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation attended the opening ceremony of the judicial year of the European Court...
Trainings on Strategic Litigation Strengthen Women’s Rights Protection in Türkiye
38 lawyers from the several bar associations and civil society representatives (34 women, 4 men) gained valuable knowledge and skills on key legal strategies to effectively use litigation as a powerful tool to protect and promote women’s rights in Türkiye. The trainings highlighted how strategic...
Women as equal partners in the AI revolution: a call for gender equality in the digital age
“The AI and digital revolution must also be a revolution for gender equality,” says the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset ahead of International Women’s Day. “Together, we can break down barriers to build a future where women and girls lead, innovate, and drive the digital...
Burdur Bar Association Lawyers Enhance Their Knowledge on Individual Application Procedures to the Constitutional Court
A two-day training programme on “Procedures of Individual Application to the Constitutional Court” was held for lawyers from the Burdur Bar Association. 23 participants, including the first female president of the Burdur Bar Association, attended the training programme, which aimed to equip them...
