Lawful
87.9% (42)
Unlawful
12.1% (2)
Final
Participation of headscarved lawyers in judicial proceedings
Tracks the public-law debate around the Turkish Bars Association professional rule requiring lawyers to appear with heads uncovered, the Council of State 8th Chamber's November 5, 2012 stay-of-execution decision, the Administrative Litigation Chambers' February 12, 2013 rejection of TBB's objection, the Constitutional Court's Tuğba Arslan judgment, and the Council of State's final annulment decision of November 12, 2014.
Administrative lawConstitutional adjudicationSecularism and religion–state relationsLaw governing the legal profession
23 legal opinions + 21 bar statementsLast updated: Jun 18, 2026
Opinion distribution
Was the Council of State decision enabling headscarved lawyers to participate in judicial activities lawful?
Unlawful
0 legal opinions + 2 bar associations
12.1%
Lawful
23 legal opinions + 19 bar associations
87.9%
Results by decision
Timeline
- Jul 16, 2013Stay of execution
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- Sep 18, 2013Exclusion from hearing
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- Feb 4, 2014Institutional response
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- Jun 25, 2014Constitutional violation decision
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- Nov 12, 2014Annulment decision
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- Oct 14, 2019Appeal rejected
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