Process tracking
Current Status of the Actors
The current position of the institutions involved in the process following the Yüksel Yalçınkaya judgment. How each actor has responded to the judgment, and the stage the process has reached, can be followed here.
European Court of Human Rights
Current Situation
Judgment Delivered
Ruled against Turkey.
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
Current Situation
Monitoring Ongoing
Placed on the agenda in June 2025. Relevant information and implementation steps expected by end of June 2026.
Government of the Republic of Turkey
Current Situation
Not Implemented
Submitted an action plan, implementation pending.
Kayseri 2nd High Criminal Court (Local Court)
Current Situation
Not Implemented
Re-tried but issued the same sentence.
Kayseri Regional Court of Appeal
Current Situation
Judgment Not Implemented
The appeal was dismissed on the merits.
Criminal Peace Judgeships
Current Situation
Not Implemented
ByLock and Bank Asya still cited as arrest grounds.
High Criminal Courts
Current Situation
Not Implemented
Requests for retrial are rejected.
Court of Cassation
Current Situation
Not Implemented
Judgment not applied to similar cases.
Constitutional Court of Turkey
Current Situation
Applications Rejected
Declared all individual applications inadmissible and rejected them.
Victims
Current Situation
Pending
10,000+ potentially affected individuals.