{"id":629,"date":"2026-10-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/?p=629"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T15:12:09","slug":"adli-tatil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/adli-tatil\/","title":{"rendered":"Judicial Recess: Cases Heard and Extension of Time Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pm\" data-utu-pm=\"1\">\n<p class=\"pm-giris\"><strong>Judicial recess<\/strong>, which begins on 20 July and ends on 31 August each year, is a period during which the functioning of the courts is restricted to a certain extent by law. Although not all activities of the judicial authorities stop during this period, matters which by their nature cannot be delayed without harm and matters that must be heard during the judicial recess are excepted. In this article, we assess how the judicial recess applies in civil, criminal and administrative proceedings and in enforcement and bankruptcy law, which cases are heard during the judicial recess and how time limits are extended.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pm-ozet\" aria-label=\"In brief\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">In brief<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The judicial recess begins on 20 July and ends on 31 August each year.<\/li>\n<li>Judicial activity does not stop completely during the judicial recess; matters that cannot be delayed without harm and matters that must be heard are exceptions.<\/li>\n<li>In matters subject to the Code of Civil Procedure, if a time limit expires during the recess, it is deemed extended by one week from the day the recess ends.<\/li>\n<li>In criminal proceedings, time limits falling within the judicial recess do not run and are deemed extended by three days from the day the recess ends.<\/li>\n<li>In administrative proceedings, time limits are deemed extended by seven days from the day following the end of the suspension.<\/li>\n<li>Enforcement and bankruptcy offices and enforcement courts are not subject to the provisions on the judicial recess; enforcement proceedings as a rule continue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<details class=\"pm-ic\" open>\n<summary>Contents<\/summary>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#adli-tatil-nedir\">What is the judicial recess and when does it begin?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#hukuk-muhakemeleri-kanunu\">Judicial recess in civil cases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ceza-muhakemesi\">Judicial recess in criminal proceedings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#idari-yargi\">Suspension of work in administrative courts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#icra-iflas\">Judicial recess in enforcement and bankruptcy law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#adli-tatilde-sureler\">Time limits during the judicial recess<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sss\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#iletisim\">Consultation request<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n<section id=\"adli-tatil-nedir\">\n<h2>What Is the Judicial Recess and When Does It Begin?<\/h2>\n<p>The judicial recess is not a period during which the judiciary stops completely; which matters are heard and how time limits run are determined by the applicable law. The rules on the matters that may be heard during the judicial recess and on the extension of time limits differ between the ordinary and administrative courts.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pm-cipler\">\n<li>Code of Civil Procedure<\/li>\n<li>Code of Criminal Procedure<\/li>\n<li>Administrative Procedure Law<\/li>\n<li>Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"hukuk-muhakemeleri-kanunu\">\n<h2>Civil Cases Heard During the Judicial Recess<\/h2>\n<p>Under the Code of Civil Procedure, the actions and matters to be heard during the judicial recess are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pm-liste\">\n<li>Decisions on requests for interim legal protection such as interim injunctions, provisional attachments and the preservation of evidence, on requests for obtaining maritime reports and appointing an average adjuster, and on objections and other applications against them<\/li>\n<li>All kinds of <a href=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/alimony-types-in-divorce\/\">maintenance actions<\/a> ile soyba\u011f\u0131, <a href=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/action-change-custody\/\">velayet<\/a> ve vesayete ili\u015fkin dava ya da i\u015fler<\/li>\n<li>Matters and actions concerning the correction of civil registry records<\/li>\n<li>Actions brought by employees on the basis of a service contract or an employment contract<\/li>\n<li>Requests for a certificate of loss due to the loss of commercial books, and cancellation proceedings arising from the loss of negotiable instruments<\/li>\n<li>Matters and actions relating to bankruptcy and concordat and to the restructuring of capital companies and cooperatives by way of settlement<\/li>\n<li>On-site inspections ordered to be carried out during the judicial recess<\/li>\n<li>Actions and matters falling within the court\u2019s jurisdiction under the arbitration provisions<\/li>\n<li>Non-contentious matters<\/li>\n<li>Actions and matters designated as urgent by law or ordered by the court, at the request of one of the parties, to be heard urgently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other acts that may be performed during the judicial recess<\/h3>\n<p>For actions and matters other than those listed above, the acceptance of statements of claim, counterclaims, <a href=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/time-limits-appeal-cassation-turkish-law\/\">appeal and cassation petitions<\/a> and the responses to them, as well as petitions to renew actions removed from the docket, the issuing of judgments, all kinds of service of process and the sending of the file to another court, a Regional Court of Appeal or the Court of Cassation are also carried out during the judicial recess.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pm-tik\">\n<li>Acceptance of statements of claim and counterclaims<\/li>\n<li>Acceptance of appeal and cassation petitions and responses<\/li>\n<li>Acceptance of renewal petitions<\/li>\n<li>Issuing of judgments and all kinds of service of process<\/li>\n<li>Sending of the file to another court, a Regional Court of Appeal or the Court of Cassation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pm-not\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Extension of time limits \u00b7 Code of Civil Procedure<\/p>\n<p>In actions and matters subject to the judicial recess under the Code of Civil Procedure, if the time limits set by that Code expire during the recess, they are deemed extended by one week from the day the judicial recess ends, without any need for a separate decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"ceza-muhakemesi\">\n<h2>Judicial Recess and Matters Heard in Criminal Proceedings<\/h2>\n<p>Under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the actions and matters to be heard during the judicial recess are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pm-liste\">\n<li>Investigative acts, prosecutions concerning detained persons and other matters deemed urgent<\/li>\n<li>Regional Courts of Appeal and the Court of Cassation review only matters relating to judgments concerning detained persons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition, actions and matters falling within the scope of the <a href=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/summary-trial-procedure\/\">the summary proceedings procedure<\/a> also continue to be heard during the judicial recess. However, actions and matters within the simplified trial procedure, other than those heard by enforcement courts, are not heard during the judicial recess.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-ikili\">\n<div class=\"pm-kart\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Heard during the judicial recess<\/p>\n<p>Investigative acts, matters concerning detained persons, urgent matters and actions and matters within the summary trial procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pm-kart\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Not heard during the judicial recess<\/p>\n<p>Actions and matters within the simplified trial procedure (other than those heard by enforcement courts).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pm-not\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Extension of time limits \u00b7 Code of Criminal Procedure<\/p>\n<p>In actions and matters subject to the judicial recess under the Code of Criminal Procedure, time limits falling within the judicial recess do not run. These time limits are deemed extended by three days from the day the recess ends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"idari-yargi\">\n<h2>Judicial Recess in Administrative Proceedings: Suspension of Work<\/h2>\n<p>The Administrative Procedure Law governs administrative courts and tax courts together, and the Tax Procedure Law contains no provision on the judicial recess. Under Article 61 of the Administrative Procedure Law, regional administrative courts, administrative courts and tax courts suspend their work each year from 20 July to 31 August, resuming on 1 September.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Administrative Procedure Law, the actions and matters to be heard during the judicial recess are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pm-liste\">\n<li>Matters relating to stays of execution and the preservation of evidence<\/li>\n<li>Matters that must by law be decided within a certain period<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It should be noted that, in the Administrative Procedure Law, the judicial recess is regulated in the form of a suspension of work. Administrative proceedings differ in this respect from other fields.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-not\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Exception<\/p>\n<p>Administrative courts in places outside the provincial centre where the regional administrative court with jurisdiction over them is located, and where there is only one administrative court or one tax court, cannot benefit from the suspension of work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the time limits laid down in the Administrative Procedure Law expire during the suspension of work, they are deemed extended by seven days from the day following the end of the suspension.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"icra-iflas\">\n<h2>Judicial Recess in Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law<\/h2>\n<p>Enforcement and bankruptcy law, by contrast, has a system that differs from other branches of the judiciary. Enforcement and bankruptcy offices and enforcement courts are not subject to the provisions on the judicial recess. As a natural consequence, during the judicial recess <a href=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/enforcement-proceedings-types\/\">enforcement proceedings<\/a> as a rule continue. Since enforcement and bankruptcy offices and enforcement courts are not subject to the provisions on the judicial recess, no extension of time limits applies by reason of the judicial recess.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"adli-tatilde-sureler\">\n<h2>How Are Time Limits Extended During the Judicial Recess?<\/h2>\n<p>The rules set out above can be summarised by branch of the judiciary, as regards the extension of time limits, as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"pm-tablo-baslik\" id=\"tablo-sureler\">Extension of time limits during the judicial recess<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-tablo-kap\">\n<table class=\"pm-tablo\" aria-labelledby=\"tablo-sureler\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Kanun<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Time limit rule<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Code of Civil Procedure<\/td>\n<td>If the time limit expires during the recess, it is deemed extended by one week from the day the judicial recess ends.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Code of Criminal Procedure<\/td>\n<td>Time limits falling within the judicial recess do not run; they are deemed extended by three days from the day the recess ends.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Administrative Procedure Law<\/td>\n<td>Deemed extended by seven days from the day following the end of the suspension.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law<\/td>\n<td>No extension of time limits applies by reason of the judicial recess.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"pm-gorsel\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adli-tatil-tarihleri-adli-tatilde-sureler.jpg\" alt=\"Judicial recess infographic: the judicial recess begins on 20 July and ends on 31 August; during the judicial recess, time limits are deemed extended by one week in civil cases (Code of Civil Procedure), three days in criminal proceedings (Code of Criminal Procedure) and seven days in administrative proceedings (Administrative Procedure Law); there is no extension of time limits in enforcement and bankruptcy matters\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1000\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Dates of the judicial recess and extension of time limits by branch of the judiciary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sss\" class=\"pm-sss\">\n<h2>Judicial Recess: Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<details open>\n<summary>What is the judicial recess?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>The judicial recess is a period beginning on 20 July and ending on 31 August each year, during which the functioning of the courts is restricted to a certain extent by law. Not all activities of the judicial authorities stop during this period; matters which by their nature cannot be delayed without harm and matters that must be heard during the judicial recess are excepted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>When does the judicial recess begin and end?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>The judicial recess begins on 20 July and ends on 31 August each year. Regional administrative courts, administrative courts and tax courts also suspend their work from 20 July to 31 August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which cases are heard during the judicial recess?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Under the Code of Civil Procedure, requests for interim legal protection such as interim injunctions, provisional attachments and the preservation of evidence, all kinds of maintenance actions, actions or matters relating to parentage, custody and guardianship, the correction of civil registry records, actions brought by employees, bankruptcy and concordat matters, non-contentious matters, and actions and matters ordered to be heard urgently are heard during the judicial recess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Do time limits run during the judicial recess?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>In matters subject to the Code of Civil Procedure, if a time limit expires during the recess, it is deemed extended by one week from the day the judicial recess ends. In criminal proceedings, time limits falling within the judicial recess do not run and are deemed extended by three days from the day the recess ends. In administrative proceedings, this period is seven days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can an action be filed during the judicial recess?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Yes. Even for actions and matters other than those to be heard during the judicial recess, statements of claim, counterclaims, appeal and cassation petitions and the responses to them are accepted, judgments are issued and all kinds of service of process are carried out during the judicial recess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Are actions brought by employees heard during the judicial recess?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Yes. Under the Code of Civil Procedure, actions brought by employees on the basis of a service contract or an employment contract are among the actions and matters to be heard during the judicial recess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Are criminal cases heard during the judicial recess?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Investigative acts, prosecutions concerning detained persons and other matters deemed urgent are heard during the judicial recess. Actions and matters falling within the summary trial procedure (seri muhakeme) also continue to be heard during the judicial recess. However, actions and matters within the simplified trial procedure (basit muhakeme), other than those heard by enforcement courts, are not heard during the judicial recess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can enforcement proceedings be conducted during the judicial recess?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Yes. Enforcement and bankruptcy offices and enforcement courts are not subject to the provisions on the judicial recess. As a natural consequence, enforcement proceedings as a rule continue during the judicial recess, and no extension of time limits applies by reason of the judicial recess.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"iletisim\" class=\"pm-form-kap\">\n<div class=\"pm-form-sol\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Consultation request<\/p>\n<h2>Do you have a question about the judicial recess and time limits?<\/h2>\n<p>At UTU Hukuk Dan\u0131\u015fmanl\u0131k, we provide legal representation and advisory services in the field of general law.<\/p>\n<p>Fill in the form and we will call you. 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