Chapter Three: Disqualification, Challenge and Civil Liability of Judges › Division One: Disqualification of the Judge from Hearing the Action and Challenge of the Judge
(1) If the judge does not withdraw on his or her own initiative although one of the grounds requiring his or her challenge exists, he or she may hear the action until one of the two parties makes a request for challenge.
Original Turkish text
MADDE 37 · Hâkimin bizzat çekilmemesi hâli
(1) Hâkim, reddini gerektiren sebeplerden biri varken bizzat çekilmezse, iki taraftan biri ret talebinde bulununcaya kadar davaya bakabilir.