Declarations and Reservations
(Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, accession or succession.
For objections thereto and declarations recognizing the competence of the Human Rights Committee under article 41, see hereinafter.)

Türkiye

Declarations and reservation:

       The Republic of Turkey declares that; it will implement its obligations under the Covenant in accordance to the obligations under the Charter of the United Nations (especially Article 1 and 2 thereof).

       The Republic of Turkey declares that it will implement the provisions of this Covenant only to the States with which it has diplomatic relations.

       The Republic of Turkey declares that this Convention is ratified exclusively with regard to the national territory where the Constitution and the legal and administrative order of the Republic of Turkey are applied.

       The Republic of Turkey reserves the right to interpret and apply the provisions of Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in accordance with the related provisions and rules of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey and the Treaty of Lausanne of 24 July 1923 and its Appendixes.
Notifications under Article 4 (3) of the Covenant (Derogations)
(Taking into account the important number of these declarations, and in order not to increase excessively the number of pages of the present publication, the text of the notifications has in some cases, exceptionally, been abridged. Unless otherwise indicated, when the notification concerns an extension, the said extension affects those articles of the Covenant originally derogated from, and was decided for the same reasons. The date on the right hand, above the notification, is the date of receipt.)
Türkiye

2 August 2016


       On 2 August 2016, the Secretary-General was notified of the following:

       "... The Republic of Turkey is taking the required measures as prescribed by law, in line with the national legislation and its international obligations. In this context, on 20 July 2016, the Government of Turkey declared a State of Emergency for a duration of 90 days, in accordance with the Turkish Constitution (Article 120) and the Law No. 2935 on State of Emergency (Article 3/1b)...

       The decision was published in the Official Gazette and approved by the Turkish Grand National Assembly on 21 July 2016. In this process, measures taken may involve derogation from obligations under the  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights regarding Articles 2/3, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26 and 27, as permissible in Article 4 of the said Covenant..."

       For the full text of the notification, see depositary notification C.N.580.2016.TREATIES-IV.4 of 11 August 2016.

14 October 2016


       On 14 October 2016, the Secretary-General was notified of the following:

       "... with reference to our letter no. 2016/11235663 dated 21 July 20l6, through which we had brought to your attention that on 20 July 2016, a State of Emergency was declared by the Government of Turkey for a duration of 90 days, in accordance with the Turkish Constitution (article 120) and the Law No. 2935 on State of Emergency (article 3/1b).

       In this framework, I wish to inform you that the State of Emergency has been extended for a period of three months starting from 19 October 2016 at 01.00 AM by Decision no. 1130 dated 11 October 20l6..."

       For the full text of the notification, see C.N.775.2016.TREATIES-IV.4 of 21 October 2016.

9 January 2017


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Turkey a notification signed by the Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d'affaires, dated 9 January 2017, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the extension of the state of emergency for a period of three months from 19 January 2017 pursuant to Decision no. 1134 of 3 January 2017.

       (See C.N.4.2017.TREATIES-IV.4 of 10 January 2017 for the text of the above-mentioned notification.)

19 April 2017


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Turkey a notification signed by the Permanent Representative, dated 19 April 2017, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the extension of the state of emergency for a period of three months from 19 April 2017 pursuant to Decision no. 1139 of 18 April 2017.

       (See C.N.241.2017.TREATIES-IV.4 of 20 April 2017 for the text of the notification.)

27 July 2017


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Turkey a notification signed by the Chargé d'affaires a.i., dated 24 July 2017, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the extension of the state of emergency for a period of three months from 19 July 2017 pursuant to Decision no. 1154 of 17 July 2017.

              (See C.N.424.2017.TREATIES-IV.4 of 27 July 2017 for the text of the notification.)

19 October 2017


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Turkey a notification signed by the Permanent Representative, dated 19 October 2017, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the extension of the state of emergency for a period of three months from 19 October 2017 pursuant to Decision no. 1165 of 17 October 2017.

       (See C.N.683.2017.TREATIES-IV.4 of 26 October 2017 for the text of the notification.)

19 January 2018


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Turkey a notification signed by the Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d'affaires, dated 19 January 2018, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the extension of the state of emergency for a period of three months from 19 January 2018 pursuant to Decision no. 1178 of 18 January 2018.

       (See C.N.45.2018.TREATIES-IV.4 of 22 January 2018 for the text of the notification.)

20 April 2018


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Turkey a notification signed by the Permanent Representative, dated 19 April 2018, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the extension of the state of emergency for a period of three months from 19 April 2018 pursuant to Decision no. 1182 of 18 April 2018.

       (See C.N.215.2018.TREATIES-IV.4 of 23 April 2018 for the text of the notification.)

8 August 2018


       On 8 August 2018, the Secretary-General received from the Government of Turkey a notification signed by the Deputy Permanent Representative dated 8 August 2018, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, concerning the end of the state of emergency, established by Decision 2016/9064 by the Council of Ministers and subsequently extended.

       (See C.N.378.2018.TREATIES-IV.4 of 9 August 2018 for the text of the notification.)

10 February 2023


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Türkiye a notification dated 10 February 2023, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding the declaration of a state of emergency on 8 February 2023 for a duration of three months in Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa provinces, in accordance with Article 119 of the Constitution and Article 3 § l (a) of Law on State of Emergency (Law No. 2935), Presidential Decision no. 6785 and Decision of Approval of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye no. 1354.

       (See C.N.49.2023.TREATIES-IV.4 of 17 February 2023 for the text of the notification.)

15 February 2023


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Türkiye a notification dated 15 February 2023, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding measures taken by Presidential Decree No. 120 in the context of the state of emergency declared on 8 February 2023.

       (See C.N.57.2023.TREATIES-IV.4 of 24 February 2023 for the text of the notification.)

22 February 2023


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Türkiye a notification dated 21 February 2023, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, regarding measures taken by Presidential Decree No. 122 in the context of the state of emergency declared on 8 February 2023.

       (See C.N.58.2023.TREATIES-IV.4 of 27 February 2023 for the text of the notification.)

12 May 2023


       The Secretary-General received from the Government of Türkiye a notification dated 12 May 2023, made under article 4 (3) of the above Covenant, concerning the end of the state of emergency, as set by the Presidential Decision No. 6785.

       (See C.N.132.2023.TREATIES-IV.4 of 17 May 2023 for the text of the notification.)