Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 20: Acts of a judge or court lacking territorial jurisdiction

Part One: Scope, Definitions, Subject-Matter Jurisdiction and Territorial Jurisdiction › Chapter Four: Territorial jurisdiction

(1) Acts performed by a judge or court lacking territorial jurisdiction shall not be deemed null and void solely on account of the lack of territorial jurisdiction.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 20 · Yetkili olmayan hâkim veya mahkemenin işlemleri

(1) Yetkili olmayan hâkim veya mahkemece yapılan işlemler, sadece yetkisizlik nedeniyle hükümsüz sayılmaz.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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