Court of Cassation of Turkey
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The Court of Cassation of Turkey is the country’s highest court of appeals for civil and criminal cases, responsible for ensuring the uniform application of law across lower courts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Cassation of Turkey canonical | 6 |
| Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of cassation
ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish Court of Cassation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Turkey ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
appeals from lower civil courts
ⓘ
appeals from lower criminal courts ⓘ |
| decisionsAre | binding on lower courts in practice ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Constitutional Court of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotHandle | constitutional review of laws ⓘ |
| emblem | Emblem of the Court of Cassation of Turkey ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
ensures consistency of judicial decisions
ⓘ
interprets statutory law ⓘ reviews decisions of regional courts of appeal ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Constitution of Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish laws on the organization of courts ⓘ |
| handles | appeals on points of law ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
to quash lower court decisions
ⓘ
to uphold lower court decisions ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
civil chambers
ⓘ
criminal chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
civil law matters in Turkey
ⓘ
criminal law matters in Turkey ⓘ |
| headedBy | First President of the Court of Cassation ⓘ |
| interprets |
Turkish civil law
ⓘ
Turkish criminal law ⓘ procedural law in Turkey ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Turkish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional institution of Turkey ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| location | Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Yargıtay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
lower civil courts in Turkey
ⓘ
lower criminal courts in Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf | judiciary of Turkey ⓘ |
| predecessor | Court of Cassation of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSeat | Istanbul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | nationwide ⓘ |
| role |
ensures uniform application of law across lower courts
ⓘ
highest court of appeals for civil cases in Turkey ⓘ highest court of appeals for criminal cases in Turkey ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| seat | Ankara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt |
appellate court
ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey