Constitutional Court finds no violation of property rights in complaint by 5 applicants whose assets were subject to precautionary attachment over coup attempt damages
The First Section of the Constitutional Court, in its decision dated 22 September 2026, reviewed the application of Ahmet Bican Kırker and four others. The applicants argued that their property rights were violated by precautionary attachments placed on their assets in a compensation case the Ministry of National Defense opened over damage from the 2016 coup attempt. The court ruled that there was no violation. A precautionary attachment is a temporary protective measure that prevents a debtor's assets from being sold while the case is ongoing.
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What does it mean?
The government temporarily froze the assets of people it says caused damage during the coup attempt, and those people objected. The Constitutional Court decided that their rights were not violated by this freeze. This means the assets can stay frozen and cannot be sold until the case is finished.