http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20201019-233549-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/in-partial-praise-and-defense-of-justice-engin-yildirim/ In (Partial) Praise and Defense of Justice Engin Yildirim Tecimer, Cem eng 2020-10-19 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Constitutional Court Engin Yildirim Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The Turkish Constitutional Court is yet again front and center in Turkish politics – and yet again because a first instance criminal court defied its ruling. What is new this time is that a justice of the Court, Engin Yildirim, chimed in, cleverly critiquing the defiant first instance criminal court – a move from an otherwise reticent institution that surprised lawyers, pundits, and politicians alike.