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Venice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)

European Commission for Democracy through Law, Council of Europe

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A formal legal opinion issued in 2016 by the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law, examining four articles of the Turkish Penal Code used to restrict expression, including Article 216's religious-insult provision, quoting the statutory text and assessing it against European free-expression standards.

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European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), Council of Europe
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https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-AD(2016)002-e
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International body
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1
Tier one: an official advisory body of the Council of Europe, composed of independent constitutional law experts, issuing a formal legal opinion that quotes and analyzes the Turkish Penal Code's own text article by article.
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Turkish, Languages

This source names Turkish directly: "law, examining four articles of the Turkish Penal Code used to restrict expression, including Article 216's religious-insult provision, quoting the statutory text and assessing it against European..."

Source Venice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)
Venice, Cities

This source names Venice directly: "legal opinion issued in 2016 by the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law, examining four articles of the Turkish Penal Code used to restrict expression..."

Source Venice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)
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This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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