Politics · Turkey · 11 hrs ago
Turkey’s top court rules school-transfer disciplinary penalties unlawful
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled that school-transfer penalties for two students were unlawful because they had no basis in law.
The students were sent to different schools in 2024 after disciplinary proceedings over alleged misconduct.
The penalties relied on a ministry regulation that was not backed by a law, the court found.
The students had challenged the decisions in administrative courts before applying to the Constitutional Court.
The court found that their right to education was violated, but said the cases did not involve discrimination.
The ruling highlights that disciplinary offences and penalties in high schools need a legal basis.
A headline says the students will receive compensation, but no amount is stated.
Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled that school-transfer disciplinary penalties imposed on two students lacked a legal basis.
The court found that the penalties violated the students’ right to education.
The students had been transferred to different schools in 2024 after disciplinary proceedings.
The penalties were based on Ministry of National Education regulations that the court said were not grounded in any law.
The court also ruled that the penalties did not involve discrimination.
- Who
- Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled on applications by two students.
- What
- It found that school-transfer disciplinary penalties lacked a legal basis and violated the students’ right to education.
- When
- The penalties were imposed in 2024; the court decision was published on October 30, 2026.
- Where
- Turkey.
- Why
- The penalties relied on Ministry of National Education regulations that were not based on a law.
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One student was penalized with a school transfer over an alleged verbal attack on school administrators and teachers.
A second student was transferred after allegations involving social media and threats to another student.
The court’s decision was published, finding the penalties unlawful and the students’ right to education violated.
- Students affected
- 2
- First allegation
- Verbal attack on administrators and teachers
- Second allegation
- Social media used to disrupt teaching and threaten another student
- Penalty basis
- Ministry of National Education secondary-school regulations
- Court finding
- Right to education violated; no discrimination found
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