Court of Jurisdictional Disputes

The Court of Jurisdictional Disputes (Turkish: Uyuşmazlık Mahkemesi, also translated as Court of Jurisdictional Conflicts) is one of the four higher courts in the Republic of Turkey. It is tasked with disputes between civil and administrative courts concerning their jurisdiction and judgments.[1] Before the abolishment of military courts in 2017, the court also looked at the disputes involving the military courts.[2]

Court of Jurisdictional Disputes
Uyuşmazlık Mahkemesi
39.84576884°N 32.79048264°E / 39.84576884; 32.79048264
Established1945
LocationAnkara
Coordinates39.84576884°N 32.79048264°E / 39.84576884; 32.79048264
Websitewww.uyusmazlik.gov.tr

Constitution

The role and tasks of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes are prescribed by the Constitution of Turkey within the section on the supreme courts.

According to Article 158 of the Turkish Constitution (1982),

"The Court of Jurisdictional Disputes shall be empowered to deliver final judgments in disputes between civil and administrative courts concerning their jurisdiction and judgments.

The organization of the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes, the qualifications and electoral procedure of its members, and its functioning shall be regulated by law. The office of president of this Court shall be held by a member delegated by the Constitutional Court from among its own members. Decisions of the Constitutional Court shall take precedence in jurisdictional disputes between the Constitutional Court and other courts."

List of presidents
PresidentTerm of office
1Osman Yeten15 September 196226 May 1964
2İbrahim Hilmi Senil26 May 196419 November 1965
3Şemsettin Akçaoğlu19 November 19655 December 1967
4Recai Seçkin5 December 196716 June 1970
5Ali Fazıl Uluocak16 June 19703 June 1973
6Ahmet Hamdi Boyacıoğlu3 June 19739 August 1982
7Servet Tüzün16 September 19826 September 1987
8Selahattin Metin6 September 198715 April 1988
9Muammer Turan18 April 198810 June 1990
10Yılmaz Aliefendioğlu22 June 19906 September 1991
11Mustafa Şahin6 September 19911 July 1993
12Selçuk Tüzün15 July 199314 February 1998
14Mustafa Bumin17 March 199815 July 1999
15Ali Hüner15 July 19996 July 2003
16Yalçın Acargün9 July 20033 January 2004
17Tülay Tuğcu6 January 200425 July 2005
18Ahmet Akyalçın12 September 200516 March 2012
19Serdar Özgüldür22 March 201221 March 2016
20Nuri Necipoğlu21 March 20162 July 2018
21Hicabi Dursun2 July 201816 July 2020
22Burhan Üstün23 July 202017 December 2020
23Celal Mümtaz Akıncı17 December 2020Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "Uyuşmazlık Mahkemesinin Anayasal Konumu ve İşlevi". www.uyusmazlik.gov.tr. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. Aksel, İsmail (2013). "Turkish Judicial System: Bodies, Duties and Officials". The Ministry of Justice of Turkey. The Department for Strategy Development. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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