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Constitutional Court reviews application seeking deletion of closed visit recordings

The Constitutional Court's First Section ruled on 22 September 2026 on the application of three applicants held in the Kilis closed prison, concerning the recording of their closed visits and the request to delete those recordings. The applicants claim the judicial authorities did not evaluate the deletion request. Because the full decision is not visible in the document, its outcome is not stated in this card.

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What does it mean?

A court had to decide whether recording closed visits in prison is lawful and whether those recordings must be deleted. Three people applied to the Constitutional Court on this issue.

Who is affected?

Three applicants who had closed visits at the Kilis prison and other prisoners in similar situations.