This page summarises the current positions and up‑to‑date statuses of all institutions and actors involved after the Yüksel Yalçınkaya judgment. You can follow how each actor has responded to the judgment and which stage of the process they are in.
European Court of Human Rights
Ruled against Turkey.
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Placed on the agenda in June 2025. Relevant information and implementation steps expected by end of June 2026.
Government of the Republic of Turkey
Submitted an action plan, implementation pending.
Kayseri 2nd High Criminal Court (Local Court)
Re-tried but issued the same sentence.
Kayseri Regional Court of Appeal
The appeal was dismissed on the merits.
Criminal Peace Judgeships
ByLock and Bank Asya still cited as arrest grounds.
High Criminal Courts
Requests for retrial are rejected.
Court of Cassation
Judgment not applied to similar cases.
Constitutional Court of Turkey
Declared all individual applications inadmissible and rejected them.
Victims
10,000+ potentially affected individuals.