Turkey: Information on the structure, process and jurisdiction of military courts and whether individuals convicted by these courts have the right to appeal
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | TUR12950 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Turkey: Information on the structure, process and jurisdiction of military courts and whether individuals convicted by these courts have the right to appeal, 1 February 1993, TUR12950, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac1b1c.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Information on the structure, process and jurisdiction of military courts in Turkey is currently unavailable to the DIRB. However, the attached Amnesty International report and section of Encyclopedia of the Third World provide some information on the above-mentioned courts.
According to Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1991, military courts of Turkey have their own appeal system; there is a military supreme court of appeals (1992, 1253-1254). Encyclopedia of the Third World also states that "[c]onvictions in [civilian and military courts] may be appealed to civilian and military appeals courts, respectively" (1992, 1989).
Additional information on the above subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
References
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1991. 1992. U.S. Department of State. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992. Vol. 3. George Thomas Kurian, ed. New York: Facts On File.
Attachments
Amnesty International. December 1989. Turkey: The Istanbul Devrimci Sol Trial, 1,203 Defendants on Trial in Istanbul Military Court. (AI Index: EUR 44/149/89). London: Amnesty International.
Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992. Vol. 3. George Thomas Kurian, ed. New York: Facts On File, p. 1989.
