Beginning Time of a Court Session

Unless there are special circumstances or reasons, the court shall begin its session at 3:00 am in the morning and 8:00 pm in the afternoon.

Main Activities during the Court Proceedings

The following major activities are performed during the court proceedings

1. Receiving Claim, defense, written evidence and various petition and opinion statements.

2. Preliminary hearing, trial hearing, and hearing of witnesses.

Administration of an Oath

1.   since an oath has a significant role in truth finding, any person and a party who has the dutyTo take an oath, a witness or a translator shall take an oath to tell or translate the truth in accordance with the forms provided under the law.

Standing up for the Honor of the Court

The party or agent, attorney, prosecutor, lawyer or any other person shall for the honor of the court  stand  up  and  follow  his/her  case  during  exchanging  of  claims,  defenses,  petitions,applications or evidences; during the hearing of the trial, a witness, a complaint, a petition, or any other application or concluding statement; when an order, verdict, judgment, decree/decision or sentence is delivered or when the judge conducts any other judicial activity.

Dressing Code

1. Every judge shall wear a judge's gown at the time of the hearing.

2. Every prosecutor, attorney, and defense attorney who present at the court proceedings and conduct  litigation  shall  wear  a  clean  and  unadulterated  prosecutor,  attorney,  and  defense attorney's gown. Wearing, changing and undressing a gown in the courtroom is not allowed.

3. The police officer shall wear appropriate uniforms.

Respecting the Court

1. Any staff of the court, police, litigants, the parties, the audience, witnesses or any other person who present at the courtroom when a judge enters and leaves the courtroom, and after an order, verdict, judgment, decree/decision or sentence has delivered, the party concerned even if he/she disagrees with shall show respect for the court by leaning his/her head.

Addressing Judges by Honor

1. The presidents and the leaders of the court shall address the judges with due respect and shall call them “Your Honor”.

About Public Trial

1. All cases, except those cases that are allowed by law to be held in a closed session, shall be heard in a public trial.

Appointment Schedule

1. Judges shall appoint and handle cases in accordance with the timeline set by the Case Flow Management Directive.

Conduct Expected from the Judges

1. Judges shall make sure that the cases of the day are prepared, sorted by their order, and that the parties are prepared.

     2. Judges shall respect the time of the court sessions and handle cases on the date and time of the appointment. They shall respectfully apologize if they become late.

 

Ethics Expected from the Parties

1. The parties shall be properly prepared and appear on the date and time of their appointment.

2. The parties shall respect, fulfill and comply with the rules of etiquette, speech, and dressing described in V-VIII above, and shall observe and adhere to the proper conduct of the hearing.

Ethics Expected from the Registrars and the Court Administration Staff

The registrars and administrative staff of the court shall fulfill and perform the following activities.

Ethics Expected from a Translator

1. Conduct the language translation service properly, correctly and without discrimination.

2. Respect and treat the parties fairly.

Ethics Expected From the Bailiff

1. Supervise anyone to observe the court etiquette and notify to the judge of any breach of so.

2. Obey, accept, and apply the orders of the judge.

Prohibited Activities Around the Court Room

1. Whispering, talking, talking loudly, and making noise, talking on the phone without the need for court work.

2. Read newspapers and any other articles.

3. Smoking, drinking, eating, sleeping.

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