Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 31: Dismissal of the request for disqualification

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

(1) The court shall dismiss a request for disqualification of a judge raised in the prosecution stage in the following cases:

a) If the request for disqualification has not been made within the time limit.

b) If the ground for disqualification and its evidence have not been indicated.

c) If it is clearly understood that the request for disqualification has been made for the purpose of prolonging the main hearing.

(2) In these cases, the request for disqualification shall be dismissed, in collegial courts, with the participation of the challenged judge in the deliberations, and in single-judge courts, by the challenged judge himself.

(3) An objection may be lodged against decisions on this matter.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 31 · Ret isteminin geri çevrilmesi

(1) Mahkeme, kovuşturma evresinde ileri sürülen hâkimin reddi istemini aşağıdaki durumlarda geri çevirir:

a) Ret istemi süresinde yapılmamışsa.

b) Ret sebebi ve delili gösterilmemişse.

c) Ret isteminin duruşmayı uzatmak amacı ile yapıldığı açıkça anlaşılıyorsa.

(2) Bu hâllerde ret istemi, toplu mahkemelerde reddedilen hâkimin müzakereye katılmasıyla, tek hâkimli mahkemelerde de reddedilen hâkimin kendisi tarafından geri çevrilir.

(3) Bu konudaki kararlara karşı itiraz yoluna başvurulabilir.

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

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