The Constitutional Court decided on the Kadri Gürsel’s application for various violations of his rights concerning the trial of the Cumhuriyet Newspaper and the Penal Judgeship of Peace had not been adequately established. In light of this, the Constitutional Court held that the imprisonment of the journalist violated his right to freedom of the press and expression.
The members, Serdar ÖZGÜLDÜR, Muammer TOPAL and Rıdvan GÜLEÇ did not agree on the render. Through various opposite comments, they noted that they disagree about the violation of Atalay’s right to freedom of the press and expression.