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Important Case Law
• The decision dated 21.04.2005 of Constitutional Court regarding
the unconstitutionality and annulment of the first paragraph of
article 32 of the Law on Amendment of Some Laws and Decree
Laws dated 21.04.2005 and numbered 5335 was published in the
Official Gazette dated 08.03.2011 and numbered 27868. This
article authorized the board of directors to determine the procedures
and principles regarding the privatisation of immovables of the
General Directorate of Turkish State Railways.
• The Judgment of the Constitutional Court dated 20.01.2011
pertaining to the unconstitutionality and annulment of the
Article 7/1 of the Law dated 29.06.2001 and numbered 4706 on
the Amendment of the Law on the Assessment of Immovable
Properties of Treasury and Value Added Tax Law was published
in the Official Gazette dated 02.04.2011 and numbered 27893.
• The Judgment of the Constitutional Court dated 30.12.2010
pertaining to the rejection of unconstitutionality claim of the
Articles 1, 2 and 4 of the Law dated 28.03.2007 and numbered
5614 on the Amendment of Some Laws and Decree Laws was
published in the Official Gazette dated 06.04.2011 and numbered
27897.
• The Judgment of the Constitutional Court dated 20.01.2011
pertaining to the unconstitutionality and annulment of the Article
15 paragraph (7) subparagraph (b) of the Banking Law numbered
4389 was published in the Official Gazette dated 14.04.2011 and
numbered 27905.
• Judgment of the Constitutional Court, E: 2009/5, K: 2011/31
pertaining to the Annulment of the article 112 of Tax Procedure
Law Numbered 213 was published in the Official Gazette dated
14.05.2011 and numbered 27934. This judgment of Constitutional
Court regarding annulment will enter into force at the end of one
year following its publication.
• The First Chamber Resolution of Supreme Council of Judges
and Public Prosecutors dated and numbered 16.05.2011/879 was