Year of entry into force: 1982
Region: Europe
Human rights: Freedom from discrimination, Freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Right to a clean environment, Right to bodily integrity, Right to education, Right to family life, Right to favorable working conditions, Right to health, Right to housing, Right to liberty and security of person, Right to life, Right to privacy, Right to social security, Right to work
Excerpts
ARTICLE 10- Everyone is equal before the law without distinction as to language, race, colour, sex, political opinion, philosophical belief, religion and sect, or any such grounds.
ARTICLE 17- Everyone has the right to life and the right to protect and improve his/her corporeal and spiritual existence.
The corporeal integrity of the individual shall not be violated except under medical necessity and in cases prescribed by law; and shall not be subjected to scientific or medical experiments without his/her consent.
No one shall be subjected to torture or mal-treatment; no one shall be subjected to penalties or treatment incompatible with human dignity.
ARTICLE 19- Everyone has the right to personal liberty and security.
ARTICLE 20- Everyone has the right to demand respect for his/her private and family life. Privacy of private or family life shall not be violated.
ARTICLE 41- (Paragraph added on October 3, 2001; Act No. 4709) Family is the foundation of the Turkish society and based on the equality between the spouses.
The State shall take the necessary measures and establish the necessary organization to protect peace and welfare of the family, especially mother and children, and to ensure the instruction of family planning and its practice.
ARTICLE 42- No one shall be deprived of the right of education.
ARTICLE 49- Everyone has the right and duty to work.
ARTICLE 50- No one shall be required to perform work unsuited to his/her age, sex, and capacity.
Minors, women, and physically and mentally disabled persons, shall enjoy special protection with regard to working conditions.
All workers have the right to rest and leisure.
Rights and conditions relating to paid weekends and holidays, together with paid annual leave, shall be regulated by law.
ARTICLE 56- Everyone has the right to live in a healthy and balanced environment.
It is the duty of the State and citizens to improve the natural environment, to protect the environmental health and to prevent environmental pollution.
The State shall regulate central planning and functioning of the health services to ensure that everyone leads a healthy life physically and mentally, and provide cooperation by saving and increasing productivity in human and material resources.
The State shall fulfil this task by utilizing and supervising the health and social assistance institutions, in both the public and private sectors.
ARTICLE 57- The State shall take measures to meet the need for housing within the framework of a plan that takes into account the characteristics of cities and environmental conditions, and also support community housing projects.
ARTICLE 60- Everyone has the right to social security.
The State shall take the necessary measures and establish the organisation for the provision of social security.
ARTICLE 61- The State shall protect the widows and orphans of martyrs of war and duty, together with invalid and war
veterans, and ensure that they enjoy a decent standard of living.
The State shall take measures to protect the disabled and secure their integration into community life.
The aged shall be protected by the State. State assistance to, and other rights and benefits of the aged shall be regulated by law.
The State shall take all kinds of measures for social resettlement of children in need of protection.