Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 23: Judge who may not take part in the trial

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

(1) A judge who took part in a decision or judgment may not take part in the decision or judgment to be rendered by the higher court in relation to that judgment.

(2) A judge who has acted in the investigation stage in the same matter may not act in the prosecution stage.

(3) In the event of a retrial, the judge who acted in the previous trial may not act in the same matter.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 23 · Yargılamaya katılamayacak hâkim

(1) Bir karar veya hükme katılan hâkim, yüksek görevli mahkemece bu hükme ilişkin olarak verilecek karar veya hükme katılamaz.

(2) Aynı işte soruşturma evresinde görev yapmış bulunan hâkim, kovuşturma evresinde görev yapamaz.

(3) Yargılamanın yenilenmesi halinde, önceki yargılamada görev yapan hâkim, aynı işte görev alamaz.

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

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