Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 5: Case requiring a decision of lack of jurisdiction and its consequence

Part One: Scope, Definitions, Subject-Matter Jurisdiction and Territorial Jurisdiction › Chapter Two: Subject-matter jurisdiction

(1) If, after the acceptance of the indictment, it is understood that the matter exceeds or falls outside the jurisdiction of the court hearing the action, the court shall, by a decision, send the matter to the court having jurisdiction.

(2) An objection may be lodged against decisions of lack of jurisdiction rendered with respect to courts within the ordinary judiciary.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 5 · Görevsizlik kararı verilmesi gereken hâl ve sonucu

(1) İddianamenin kabulünden sonra; işin, davayı gören mahkemenin görevini aştığı veya dışında kaldığı anlaşılırsa, mahkeme bir kararla işi görevli mahkemeye gönderir.

(2) Adlî yargı içerisindeki mahkemeler bakımından verilen görevsizlik kararlarına karşı itiraz yoluna gidilebilir.

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

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