Constitutional Court Review for Spousal Assignment Rights of Contracted Healthcare Personnel
Upon the application of the 2nd Administrative Court of Hakkari, the Constitutional Court decided to review the staff requirement for spousal assignment of contracted healthcare personnel on its merits.
The 2nd Administrative Court of Hakkari applied to the Constitutional Court on the grounds that the spousal assignment requirement for contracted healthcare personnel in Statutory Decree No. 663 is unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court decided to review the objection on its merits at its meeting dated June 25, 2026.
Application by the 2nd Administrative Court of Hakkari
The 2nd Administrative Court of Hakkari stated that the requirement for the spouse to be in a permanent staff status for the spousal assignment of contracted healthcare personnel, as stipulated in Article 45/A-3 of Statutory Decree No. 663, is unconstitutional.
Constitutional Court's Review Decision
The Constitutional Court completed the initial examination of the application made by the 2nd Administrative Court of Hakkari during its General Assembly meeting on June 25, 2026, and decided to review the case on its merits.
Family Unity and Allegations of Inequality
The application decision emphasized the state's negative and positive obligations within the context of the right to request respect for family life, stating that the regulation creates inequality to the detriment of contracted healthcare personnel.
A Process Concerning Thousands of Employees
While current regulations tie healthcare personnel's right to assignment based on the excuse of family unity to the spouse being employed in a permanent staff status, they exclude personnel whose spouses work in a contracted status.
Public Attention Focused on the High Court
While the High Court is expected to deliver its final decision on the matter in the near future, thousands of contracted healthcare personnel and the public are closely following the outcome.