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Turkish Constitutional Court Revokes Presidential Power on Industrial Zone Incentives
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Turkish Constitutional Court Revokes Presidential Power on Industrial Zone Incentives

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Turkey's Constitutional Court has canceled a presidential power to set incentives for industrial zone investments without legal limits.
  • The court ruled this violated the principle of a "state of law" and the right to property.
  • The decision, announced by CHP, will take effect nine months after its publication in the Official Gazette.

Turkey's Constitutional Court has issued a significant ruling, invalidating a key presidential authority related to investment incentives in industrial zones. The decision came in response to an application filed by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) parliamentary group.

The court canceled a provision that allowed the President to determine incentives for investments within industrial zones without any statutory limitations. The court found this arrangement to be in violation of the "state of law" principle, as enshrined in Article 2 of the Turkish Constitution. Additionally, another provision requiring executive companies in industrial zones to submit any requested documents and information to the Ministry of Industry and Technology was also annulled.

The regulation stipulating that incentives for investments in industrial zones be determined by the President without any legal criteria was canceled as it violated the principle of a 'state of law'.

โ€” Constitutional CourtReasoning for canceling the presidential power to set incentives.

The court cited a violation of the "right to property," as protected by Article 35 of the Constitution, as the reason for canceling the information-sharing requirement. Gรถkhan Gรผnaydฤฑn, Deputy Chairman of the CHP Group, announced the court's decision on his social media account. The ruling, published in the Official Gazette on June 15, 2026, establishes a transition period to allow the legislature time to address the legal vacuum created by the cancellations.

Both annulled decisions will come into effect nine months after their publication in the Official Gazette. This transition period is intended to enable the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to legislate new regulations that comply with the Constitutional Court's findings.

The regulation making it obligatory for executive companies in industrial zones to submit any requested documents and information to the Ministry of Industry and Technology was canceled on the grounds that it violated the 'right to property'.

โ€” Constitutional CourtReasoning for canceling the information-sharing requirement.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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