Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 22: Cases in which a judge may not hear the case

Part One: Scope, Definitions, Subject-Matter Jurisdiction and Territorial Jurisdiction › Chapter Five: Disqualification and Challenge of Judges

(1) A judge;

a) If he himself has been harmed by the offence,

b) If there has been a marital, guardianship or curatorship relationship between him and the suspect, the accused or the victim, even if it has subsequently ended,

c) If he is one of the ascendants or descendants, by blood or by marriage, of the suspect, the accused or the victim,

d) If there is an adoptive relationship between him and the suspect, the accused or the victim,

e) If there is a blood relationship up to and including the third degree between him and the suspect, the accused or the victim,

f) If there is a relationship by marriage up to and including the second degree between him and the suspect, the accused or the victim, even if the marriage has ended,

g) If he has acted in the same case as public prosecutor, in the capacity of judicial law enforcement, as defence counsel for the suspect or the accused or as attorney for the victim,

h) If he has been heard in the same case as a witness or expert,

May not perform the duty of judge.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 22 · Hâkimin davaya bakamayacağı hâller

(1) Hâkim;

a) Suçtan kendisi zarar görmüşse,

b) Sonradan kalksa bile şüpheli, sanık veya mağdur ile aralarında evlilik, vesayet veya kayyımlık ilişkisi bulunmuşsa,

c) Şüpheli, sanık veya mağdurun kan veya kayın hısımlığından üstsoy veya altsoyundan biri ise,

d) Şüpheli, sanık veya mağdur ile aralarında evlât edinme bağlantısı varsa,

e) Şüpheli, sanık veya mağdur ile aralarında üçüncü derece dahil kan hısımlığı varsa,

f) Evlilik sona ermiş olsa bile, şüpheli, sanık veya mağdur ile aralarında ikinci derece dahil kayın hısımlığı varsa,

g) Aynı davada Cumhuriyet savcılığı, adlî kolluk görevi, şüpheli veya sanık müdafiliği veya mağdur vekilliği yapmışsa,

h) Aynı davada tanık veya bilirkişi sıfatıyla dinlenmişse,

Hâkimlik görevini yapamaz.

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

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