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Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye

Article 150: 5. Action for annulment

PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES › Chapter Three: Judicial Power I. General provisions

The President of the Republic, the parliamentary groups of the two political parties having the greatest number of members in the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, and members constituting at least one-fifth of the total number of members shall have the right to apply directly to the Constitutional Court for an action for annulment, alleging the unconstitutionality, as to form and substance, of laws, Presidential decrees, the Rules of Procedure of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, or specific articles or provisions thereof. Repealed last sentence: 21/1/2017, Law No. 6771, Art. 16

Original Turkish text

MADDE 150 · 5. İptal davası

Kanunların, Cumhurbaşkanlığı kararnamelerinin, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi İçtüzüğünün veya bunların belirli madde ve hükümlerinin şekil ve esas bakımından Anayasaya aykırılığı iddiasıyla Anayasa Mahkemesinde doğrudan doğruya iptal davası açabilme hakkı, Cumhurbaşkanına, Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisinde en fazla üyeye sahip iki siyasi parti grubuna ve üye tamsayısının en az beşte biri tutarındaki üyelere aittir. (Mülga son cümle: 21/1/2017-6771/16 md.)

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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