Freedom of thought under the jurisdiction of European Court of Human Rights

It is obviously known that one of the major arguments about the Turkish human rights law is freedom of thought. This characteristic of the mentioned freedom is on the other hand, said to be mostly related with the violation rules stated by the European Court of Human Rights. Therefore preparation of this study basicly aims to introduce the case law about the subject and determine the main approachs followed by the Turkish legal doctrine.The thesis includes the study of the articles, books as well as it refers the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights and Turkish Constitutional Court. It is pursued to examine the theories about the courts ruling, such as determination of the criteria formed by ECHR while noting the infringement of the Conventional articles.Key Words:1.Freedom of Thought2.Freedom of Expression3.European Court of Human Rights4.European Convention on Human Rights5.Turkish Constitutinal Court