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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 25: Time limit for requesting the disqualification of a judge on account of reasons casting doubt on his impartiality

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

(1) The disqualification of a judge on account of reasons that would cast doubt on his impartiality may be requested, in courts of first instance, until the interrogation of the accused begins; in matters heard with a hearing, in regional courts of appeal until the examination report, and at the Court of Cassation until the report written by the member or the rapporteur judge assigned, is disclosed to the members. In other cases, the disqualification of a judge may be requested until the examination begins.

(2) On account of reasons that arise or become known subsequently, the disqualification of a judge may also be requested until the main hearing or the examination ends. However, this request must be made within seven days from the date on which the ground for disqualification becomes known.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 25 · Tarafsızlığını şüpheye düşürecek sebeplerden dolayı hâkimin reddi isteminin süresi

(1) Tarafsızlığını şüpheye düşürecek sebeplerden dolayı bir hâkimin reddi, ilk derece mahkemelerinde sanığın sorgusu başlayıncaya; duruşmalı işlerde bölge adliye mahkemelerinde inceleme raporu ve Yargıtayda görevlendirilen üye veya tetkik hâkimi tarafından yazılmış olan rapor üyelere açıklanıncaya kadar istenebilir. Diğer hâllerde, inceleme başlayıncaya kadar hâkimin reddi istenebilir.

(2) Sonradan ortaya çıkan veya öğrenilen sebeplerle duruşma veya inceleme bitinceye kadar da hâkimin reddi istenebilir. Ancak bu istemin, ret sebebinin öğrenilmesinden itibaren yedi gün içinde yapılması şarttır.

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

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