(1) The request for disqualification of a judge shall be decided by the court to which he belongs. However, the judge whose disqualification is requested may not take part in the deliberations. If the court cannot be constituted for this reason, the decision on this matter shall belong;
a) If the judge whose disqualification is requested belongs to a criminal court of first instance, to the assize court located within the judicial district of that court,
b) If the judge whose disqualification is requested belongs to an assize court, where there is more than one chamber of the assize court in that place, to the chamber following it in number, and for the last-numbered chamber, to chamber number (1); where there is a single chamber of the assize court in that place, to the nearest assize court,
To the court indicated above.
(2) If the request for disqualification is directed against a criminal judgeship of peace, the criminal court of first instance within whose judicial district it is located shall decide, and if it is directed against a single judge, the assize court within whose judicial district he is located shall decide.
(3) Requests for the disqualification of the presiding judges and members of the criminal chambers of regional courts of appeal shall be examined and decided by the chamber in which they serve, without the participation of the presiding judge or member whose disqualification is requested.
(4) If the request for disqualification is accepted, another judge or court shall be assigned to hear the case.
Original Turkish text
MADDE 27 · Hâkimin reddi istemine karar verecek mahkeme
(1) Hâkimin reddi istemine mensup olduğu mahkemece karar verilir. Ancak, reddi istenen hâkim müzakereye katılamaz. Bu nedenle mahkeme teşekkül edemezse bu hususta karar verilmesi;
a) Reddi istenen hâkim asliye ceza mahkemesine mensup ise bu mahkemenin yargı çevresi içerisinde bulunan ağır ceza mahkemesine,
b) Reddi istenen hâkim ağır ceza mahkemesine mensup ise o yerde ağır ceza mahkemesinin birden fazla dairesinin bulunması hâlinde, numara olarak kendisini izleyen daireye, son numaralı daire için (1) numaralı daireye; o yerde ağır ceza mahkemesinin tek dairesi bulunması hâlinde ise, en yakın ağır ceza mahkemesine,
Aittir.
(2) Ret istemi sulh ceza hâkimine karşı ise, yargı çevresi içinde bulunduğu asliye ceza mahkemesi ve tek hâkime karşı ise, yargı çevresi içerisinde bulunan ağır ceza mahkemesi karar verir.
(3) Bölge adliye mahkemesi ceza dairelerinin başkan ve üyelerinin reddi istemi, reddedilen başkan ve üye katılmaksızın görevli olduğu dairece incelenerek karara bağlanır.
(4) Ret isteminin kabulü halinde, davaya bakmakla bir başka hâkim veya mahkeme görevlendirilir.