Council of State

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The Council of State is Turkey’s highest administrative court and a key judicial body that reviews disputes involving public administration and advises on draft legislation and regulations.

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Council of State canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort in administrative matters
highest administrative court of Turkey
judicial body
aim ensure rule of law in public administration
protect rights of individuals against the administration
branchOfGovernment judiciary of Turkey
canAnnul unlawful administrative regulations
canReview acts of central public administration
acts of local public administration
regulatory administrative acts
constitutionalStatus high court
supreme administrative jurisdiction
country Turkey
countryCapital Ankara
decisionsAre binding on lower administrative courts
establishedBy Constitution of the Republic of Turkey
surface form: Constitution of Turkey
function annuls unlawful administrative acts
interprets administrative law
provides legal opinions on draft laws
provides legal opinions on draft presidential decrees
provides legal opinions on draft regulations
reviews legality of administrative decisions
settles disputes between individuals and public administration
hasCompetence administrative disputes
tax disputes involving public administration
hasDivision administrative litigation chambers
advisory chambers
Tax Court
surface form: tax litigation chambers
highestCourtFor administrative law in Turkey
jurisdiction Turkey
surface form: Republic of Turkey
languageOfProceedings Turkish
legalSystem civil law system
locatedIn Ankara
nativeName Danıştay
nativeNameLanguage Turkish
oftenComparedTo Conseil d'État, Paris
surface form: Conseil d’État (France)
oversees administrative courts of first instance
regional administrative courts
partOf Turkish judicial system
role acts as supreme court for administrative courts
advises on draft legislation
advises on draft regulations
ensures legality of administrative acts
hears appeals from lower administrative courts
issues advisory opinions to the executive
reviews disputes involving public administration
reviews regulatory decrees and by-laws
seat Ankara
typeOfCourt administrative court

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