Turkey’s Constitutional Court found that the right to freedom of expression had been violated in 76 cases during the first half of 2026, according to newly released court statistics, adding to a growing number of rulings on free speech in the country, Turkish Minute reported. The court received 29,605 individual applications between January and June and concluded 17,792 cases during the same period. A single application can involve more than one constitutional right, meaning that the number of rights violations does not necessarily match the number of cases concluded. The latest ruling brings the total number of freedom of expression violations identified by the court to 4,972 since individual applications became available in 2012. The court has also found 1,762 violations of the right to hold meetings and demonstrations, 1,227 violations of the prohibition of ill-treatment, 487 violations of labor union rights and 347 violations of the right to life.