According to Article 15 of the Constitution of the Turkish Republic fundamental rights and freedoms can only be suspended in cases of war and state of emergency provided that international law obligations of Turkey are not violated and such suspension is proportionate to the exigencies of the specific situation. Whilst the executive branch has taken a number of measures that can only be taken in a state of emergency, there currently exists no constitutional state of emergency in Turkey.
Akademisyenler silahlı gruplara karşı yapılan yakalama ve gözaltı operasyonlarında kolluk kuvvetlerinin kuvvet kullanma hakkının koşulları ile devletin ölüm, işkence ve kötü muamele iddialarını soruşturmadaki görevlerini hatırlattı.