Turkish court documents

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• A Turkish bankruptcy judgment: the moment of opening The moment of opening required by İİK Article 165, the two announcements with their form numbers and the period that can be extended for creditors abroad.
• A Turkish detention order and its four grounds CMK Article 101(2) puts four grounds inside a Turkish detention order; then come the review decision, the consular notice and three separate terms.
• A Turkish interim moratorium and its announcement The court grants an interim moratorium as soon as the documents are complete, and the announcement gives creditors seven days to object.
• A Turkish sentence that is calculated but not pronounced Deferral of the pronouncement of the judgment under CMK Article 231(5): two layers in one operative part, the confiscation order and two changes.
• A Turkish tax court judgment, item by item The assessment notice behind a Turkish tax court judgment, the separate fate of each item and the verb the court uses instead of annulment.
• Constitutional Court decisions on individual applications The first page, the numbered paragraphs, the lettered orders and the dissents of a Turkish Constitutional Court decision on an individual application.
• E-signed Turkish court documents and the verification code Turkish court documents from UYAP carry a secure e-signature, no seal and a verification code. Why the seal is absent and how the code is carried over.
• Inside a Turkish divorce judgment: the numbered orders A Turkish divorce judgment carries several independent orders: the divorce itself, custody, contact, maintenance, compensation and the surname.
• Interim injunctions in Turkish civil courts A Turkish interim injunction states its grounds, the measure and the security under HMK Article 391(2). Its parts, time limits and English terms.
• Precautionary attachment decisions under Turkish law A Turkish precautionary attachment secures a money claim before judgment. The five parts required by İİK Article 260 and its time limits in days.
• Recognition and exequatur decisions of Turkish courts A Turkish decision on a foreign judgment: how the foreign judgment is identified, the four grounds, partial orders and the four dates in the file.
• The finality annotation on a Turkish judgment Finality is written below or on the back of a Turkish judgment, dated, sealed and signed by the judge. How the annotation and its date are translated.
• The istinaf petition: appeal to a Turkish regional court HMK Article 342 lists what a Turkish istinaf petition contains: dual party roles, the decision appealed, the service date, grounds and relief.
• The notice of remedies in a Turkish decision CMK Article 34 and HMK Article 297 put the remedy, its period and the authority inside the decision. Why that line is rendered and never recalculated.
• The record of a witness heard in a Turkish court A witness speaks, the clerk writes, the text is read back and signed. What a Turkish witness record keeps, and which court produced it.
• The temyiz petition to the Turkish Court of Cassation HMK Article 364 lists nine elements of a temyiz petition. Two are absent from the istinaf petition: a decision after reversal and a hearing request.
• The Turkish attachment record and what it proves An attachment record names the goods, the hour, the appraised values and the objections. Why it can also stand as a certificate of insolvency.
• The Turkish court expert report A Turkish expert report follows HMK Article 279 and Article 55 of the Regulation on court experts. Its parts, its limits and how each is translated.
• The Turkish criminal judgment A Turkish criminal judgment follows CMK Articles 223, 230 and 232: heading, reasoning, a stepwise sentence calculation. How each part reads in English.
• The Turkish criminal mediation report and its undertakings A Turkish criminal mediation report: three file numbers in one heading, the party blocks, the numbered undertakings and the prosecutor’s approval.
• The Turkish enforcement order based on a judgment A Turkish enforcement order executes a court judgment under İİK Articles 24 and 32. How it differs from a payment order and what English keeps.
• The Turkish indictment CMK Article 170(3) lists what a Turkish indictment states, from the suspect’s identity to custody dates. Each part and how it reads in English.
• The Turkish mediation record and its enforceability A mediation record closes the process and a court annotation turns the agreement into a document in the nature of a judgment. Who signs decides.
• The Turkish payment order in enforcement without judgment The Turkish payment order under İİK Article 60 sets seven-day periods, objection warnings and a duty to declare assets. How each part reads in English.
• The Turkish prosecutor’s decision of non-prosecution A Turkish decision of non-prosecution closes an investigation under CMK Article 172. Its parts, the two-week objection notice and the English wording.
• The Turkish reasoned civil judgment, part by part A Turkish civil judgment follows HMK Article 297: formula, parties, reasoning, numbered operative part, costs. How each part is translated.
• The Turkish service record and the date on it A Turkish service record shows when, where and to whom a court document was handed over. Its nine items, and the date that starts a period.
• The Turkish statement of claim, part by part HMK Article 119 lists what a Turkish statement of claim contains, from the court’s name to the signature. What each part means for the translation.
• The Turkish statement of defence under HMK Article 129 HMK Article 129 lists what a Turkish statement of defence contains, including a Turkish address for a defendant abroad. Each part in English.
• The Turkish statement record in a criminal investigation A Turkish statement record follows CMK Article 147: identity, the rights block, questions and answers, and the read-and-signed closing, in English.
• Turkish civil hearing minutes under HMK Article 154 HMK Article 154 lists the entries every Turkish civil hearing record must contain: the bench, the interpreter, read-back statements and signatures.
• Turkish interlocutory decisions and their time limits Turkish interlocutory decisions sit in numbered items at the end of hearing minutes. How to read them, keep them apart from a judgment and render warnings.
• Turkish regional appeal decisions: set aside or dismissed The decision of a Turkish regional court of appeal: the contents required by HMK Article 359, the types of order in Article 353 and the finality line.
• Upheld or reversed: the Court of Cassation chamber A chamber of the Turkish Court of Cassation upholds, corrects or reverses. How each outcome is worded and where the file goes afterwards.
• What a Turkish administrative court judgment states The nine matters İYUK Article 24 requires in an administrative judgment, the rapporteur judge’s line and the copy that is served on the parties.
• What the minutes of a Turkish criminal hearing prove CMK Article 221 lists what the minutes of a criminal hearing contain, and Article 222 makes them the only proof of how that hearing was held.
• When a Turkish court persists: the Plenary Assembly A chamber reverses, the lower court persists: how the Plenary Assembly decision names each earlier decision, records its votes and binds the file.
• When a Turkish court says it is not the right court A decision of lack of jurisdiction or of venue does not decide the dispute. It names another court, and HMK Article 20 starts a two week clock.