C. Military Courts i. Military Criminal courts (Askeri Ceza Mahkemesi)
The jurisdiction of these Courts covers all military offenses described in the Military Criminal Code, in the Code Military Criminal Procedure, and in some other laws. There are 37 such Courts in Turkey. [18] ii. The Military Criminal Court of Cassation (Askeri Yargitay)
According to the law, this court functions as the court of appeal of all decisions and judgments given by Military courts. It is divided into 5 chambers. [18] D. The Constitutional Court (Anayasa Mahkemesi) The Constitutional Court is first established by the Constitution of 1961, following the example of certain post-world War II constitutions, a system of judicial control of the constitutionality of laws. This system was maintained with certain modifications by the Constitution of 1982. [18] The Constitutional Court consists of 11 regular members and 4 substitute members. All judges of the constitutional Court hold office until they retire at the age of 65 like all other judges in Turkey. [18] As recorded in the document ‘Political Structure of Turkey’ dated November 2005) available in the References section in the website of the Office of the Prime Minister, Diretorate General of Press and Information (website accessed on 19 January 2006) “The decisions of the Constitutional Court are final. These decisions cannot be amended in any manner and their application cannot be delayed.” [36i]
