The Property Rights Tribunal
This time, the Turkey Tribunal will hold a hearing in 2026 to report, document and judge property rights violations in Turkey
Why the Property Rights Tribunal?
The Property Rights Tribunal's mission is to independently and professionally document and report on property rights violations in Türkiye, based on standards and principles elaborated by international courts and utilizing best practices from national courts.
Themes
→Institutions closed by statutory decree laws (KHKs),
→Appointment of trustees to companies,
→Violations of property rights against individuals,
→Transfer of Educational Institutions Abroad to the Maarif Foundation
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Company
Trustees appointed
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Closed Institutions
By decree laws (KHK)
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Educational Institutions
Forcibly transferred to Maarif Foundation
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Persons
Approximate number of people who lost their jobs
In Pursuit of Justice
Session 2026
The Property Rights Tribunal will be held in 2026
The Turkish Tribunal, established in 2021 to prosecute and report on torture and crimes against humanity committed by Turkey and composed of respected legal experts, academics, and public officials from around the world, has now set out to prosecute the massive property rights violations in Turkey.
Issues to be addressed by the Property Rights Tribunal
- Institutional Closures Carried out Through Statutory Decrees
- Appointment of Trustees to Companies
- Confiscation of Companies
- Violations of Individual Property Rights
- Closure of Educational Institutions Abroad
- Transfer of Educational Institutions to the Maarif Foundation
Organizational Structure of the Property Rights Tribunal
The Steering Committee
The Turkey Tribunal is an Opinion Tribunal. It is neither a regular court subject to a State’s judicial system, nor a court established by a Treaty or an international organisation. It is a Tribunal established by civil society and serves as an instrument and platform to give recognition, visibility and a voice to people who allegedly suffer(ed) violations of their fundamental rights.
The Judges
The mission of the Property Rights Tribunal is to assess and report in an independent and professional manner, based on the standards and principles elaborated by other international courts and tribunals and drawing on the experience of the best practices of national courts, all allegations of human rights violations taking place under the jurisdiction of Turkish authorities.
The Rapporteurs
The mission of the Property Rights Tribunal is to assess and report in an independent and professional manner, based on the standards and principles elaborated by other international courts and tribunals and drawing on the experience of the best practices of national courts, all allegations of human rights violations taking place under the jurisdiction of Turkish authorities.
The Registrars
As per Article 7 of the Rules of Procedure, the court designates 4 registrars for the registry
The Observers
The role of the observers is to observe the proceedings, to follow the rules of procedure, to check if all participants (rapporteurs, witnesses, government, third parties if any) can express themselves freely and are treated in a fair way.
Themes of the Tribunal
All documents and the testimonials of the judges will be published in full transparency through modern digital means of communication.
In parallel with the devastating decline in the rule of law and democracy in Türkiye over the last decade, numerous violations of property rights have also occurred. The main areas where systematic property rights violations have occurred are:
Questions sought to be answered by The Property Rights Tribunal
As the Tribunal, we are seeking answers to these questions regarding the systematic violations of property rights committed by the state in Turkey over the last 10 years.
Main Questions
Question 1
Against whom and why were property rights systematically violated?
Question 2
Is there a systematic practice in property rights violations and are there units that implement these practices?
Question 3
What is the role and impact of state institutions and officials in systematic property rights violations?
Question 4
What are the common methods of systematic property rights violations?
Question 5
Are systematic property rights violations a tool of pressure on dissident groups in Turkey?
The Property Rights Tribunal Seeks The Answer Of Following Questions
As the Property Rights Tribunal, we seek answers to certain questions in order to reveal the systematic violations of property rights carried out by the state in Turkey.
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Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast