COURTS AND CASES TURKEY

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Constitutional Court

The Constitutional court reviews legislative acts on their compliance with the constitution. The Constitutional Court is composed of 11 regular and 4 substitute members. The President of the Republic appoints two regular and two substitute members from the Court of Cassation, two regular members and one substitute from the Council of State, and one member each from the Military Court of Cassation, the High Military Administrative Court and the Court of Accounts. All judges are appointed for a period untll their retirement. Cases can be brought for trial on request of the president or of one-fifth of the members of the National Assembly.

The Constitutional Court of Turkey

Supreme Courts (Highest Instance)

The Supreme Court (or Court of Cassation) is the highest judicial instance in Turkey and function as appellate court for the courts of first instance.

Supreme Court (Court of Cassation) (Yargitay)

First Instance Courts

The Courts of first instane consist of three judge panels and decide in most civil and criminal cases other than thos not assigned to the justices of peace. A basic court can be found in every cit and district.

Basic Courts (asliye hukuk mahkemeleri)
Basic Court Adana
Basic Court Adiyaman
Basic Court Afyonkarahisar
Basic Court Agri
Basic Court Aksaray
Basic Court Alanya
Basic Court Alasehir
Basic Court Amasya
Basic Court Ankara
Basic Court Antalya
Basic Court Ardahan
Basic Court Artvin
Basic Court Aydin
Basic Court Balikesir
Basic Court Bartin
Basic Court Basin
Basic Court Batman
Basic Court Bayburt
Basic Court Bergama
Basic Court Beyoglu
Basic Court Bilecik
Basic Court Bingol
Basic Court Bitlis
Basic Court Bolu
Basic Court Boyabat
Basic Court Bogazliyan
Basic Court Burdur
Basic Court Bursa
Basic Court Canakkale
Basic Court Cankiri
Basic Court Carsamba
Basic Court Corlu
Basic Court Corum
Basic Court Denizli
Basic Court Dinar
Basic Court Diyarbakir
Basic Court Dogubeyazit
Basic Court Duzce
Basic Court Edirne
Basic Court Elazig
Basic Court Erzincan
Basic Court Erzurum
Basic Court Eskisehir
Basic Court Eyup
Basic Court Fatih
Basic Court Gaziantep
Basic Court Gebze
Basic Court Giresun
Basic Court Gumushane
Basic Court Hakkari
Basic Court Hatay
Basic Court Igdir
Basic Court Inebolu
Basic Court Iskenderun
Basic Court Isparta
Basic Court Istanbul
Basic Court Izmir
Basic Court Kadikoy
Basic Court Kahramanmaras
Basic Court Karabuk
Basic Court Karaman
Basic Court Karabuk
Basic Court Kartal
Basic Court Kars
Basic Court Kartal
Basic Court Kastamonu
Basic Court Kayseri
Basic Court Kilis
Basic Court Kirikkale
Basic Court Kirklareli
Basic Court Kirsehir
Basic Court Kocaeli
Basic Court Konya
Basic Court Kutahya
Basic Court Malatya
Basic Court Manisa
Basic Court Mersin
Basic Court Mevzuat
Basic Court Midyat
Basic Court Mugla
Basic Court Mus
Basic Court Nazilli
Basic Court Nigde
Basic Court Ordu
Basic Court Osmaniye
Basic Court Rize
Basic Court Sakarya
Basic Court Samsun
Basic Court Sanliurfa
Basic Court Siirt
Basic Court Silivri
Basic Court Sincan
Basic Court Sinop
Basic Court Sirnak
Basic Court Sivas
Basic Court Terme
Basic Court Tokat
Basic Court Trabzon
Basic Court Tunceli
Basic Court Usak
Basic Court Van
Basic Court Yalova
Basic Court Yalvac
Basic Court Yozgat
Basic Court Zile
Basic Court Zonguldak

Minor Courts Justices of the Peace

The justices of peace are single judge courts and decide on minor civil complaints and offences.

Justice of Peace (sulh mahkemeleri)

Administrative Supreme Court (Danistay)

Supreme Administrative Court

Administrative Appellate Court

Administrative Appellate Courts
Administrative Appeal Court Adana
Administrative Appeal Court Ankara
Administrative Appeal Court Antalya
Administrative Appeal Court Aydin
Administrative Appeal Court Bursa
Administrative Appeal Court Diyarbakir
Administrative Appeal Court Edirne
Administrative Appeal Court Erzurum
Administrative Appeal Court Eskisehir
Administrative Appeal Court Gaziantep
Administrative Appeal Court Istanbul
Administrative Appeal Court Izmir
Administrative Appeal Court Kayeseri
Administrative Appeal Court Kirikkale
Administrative Appeal Court Konya
Administrative Appeal Court Malatya
Administrative Appeal Court Manisa
Administrative Appeal Court Ordu
Administrative Appeal Court Sakarya
Administrative Appeal Court Samsun
Administrative Appeal Court Sivas
Administrative Appeal Court Trabzon
Administrative Appeal Court Van
Administrative Appeal Court Zonguldak

Administrative Courts (First Instance)

Administrative courts

Court of Audit

Turkish Court of Accounts

Other Courts

Military Administrative High Court
Military Court of Appeals

Judiciary (general)

High Council of Judges and Public Prosecutors

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