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Amendments to the Judicial System by Law No. 6545

Att. Ecem Susoy

Law No. 6545, which Amends Turkish Criminal Law and Certain

Codes

(“Law No. 6545”), entered into force through its publication in

the Official Gazette dated June 28, 2014 and numbered 29044. Law

No. 6545 particularly amends the administrative procedural system,

the structure of the criminal courts of peace and the commercial courts

of first instance.

Amendments Regarding the Administrative Procedural System

The most important aspects of the amendments regarding the

administrative procedural system made by Law No. 6545 are amend-

ments with respect to the legal remedy system by enabling the process

of appeal and setting forth an expedited trial procedure.

Amended Legal Remedy System:

The existing administrative procedural system, before the amend-

ments made by Law No. 6545, was formed by a judicial system of two

instances. The courts of first instance were the first judicial stage; and

the regional administrative courts and the Council of State, respective-

ly, constituted the subsequent stage of the administrative procedural

system as an authority of objection and appeal. With the new regula-

tion, the administrative judicial system shall be implemented through

a system of three instances constituted by (i) judgment of the courts of

first instance, (ii) first appeal and (iii) second appeal. The aforesaid

Article of July 2014

The Law No. 6545 was published in the Official Gazette dated June 28, 2014 and numbered

29044 and entered into force on June 28, 2014. Please see:

er/2014/06/20140628-9.htm (accessed on: 12.08.2014).