Military Judicial Law

Law No. 6771, which was adopted in the constitutional amendment referendum held on April 16, 2017, abolished the Military Courts, which were the courts of first instance where military and civilian persons who committed the crimes mentioned in the Military Criminal Code No. 1632 were tried, and the Military Court of Cassation, which conducted the appellate review of the decisions rendered by these courts. As of this date, the duties of the military courts have started to be fulfilled by the Criminal Courts of First Instance or Assize Courts as courts of first instance, the appellate review by the Regional Courts of Appeal and the appellate review by the Court of Cassation. In other words, military persons are now tried in normal courts like civilians, even if the crimes they commit are purely military offenses. For example, military persons who commit the offense of "desertion" mentioned in Article 66 of Law No. 1632, the offense of "insulting a superior or superior officer" mentioned in Article 85, and the offense of "insisting on disobeying orders" mentioned in Article 87 are tried in civilian courts. In addition, military personnel who commit crimes such as misconduct, breach of trust, embezzlement, which are among the most common crimes in military units, arising from canteen deficit or embezzlement deficit, are also tried in civilian courts.

Law No. 6771, which was adopted in the constitutional amendment referendum held on April 16, 2017, abolished the Military High Administrative Court, which was the first and last instance court for the judicial review of disputes arising from administrative acts and actions related to military service and involving military persons, even if they were established by non-military authorities. As of this date, disputes arising out of all kinds of administrative acts and actions against military personnel have been handled by the Administrative Courts as the courts of first instance, the Regional Administrative Courts as the courts of appeal and the Council of State as the Council of State for appellate review.

Fethiye Law Office and Mediation Center provides legal support to military persons under suspicion of crime during the criminal proceedings, starting with the investigation phase and ending with the execution of the sentence, by providing legal support with experienced criminal lawyers, enabling them to use their right to defense and freedom to seek rights in the most effective way, and to compensate for the material and moral damages they have suffered by providing legal support with administrative litigation lawyers due to unlawful administrative acts and actions.