Summary
Highlights
Explanation of the judicial system, focusing on the Council of Judges and Prosecutors (HSK) and the Court of Accounts (Sayıştay). Covers the appointment of members, tenure, and their role as judicial bodies that are not classified as 'High Courts'.
Detailed breakdown of the four High Courts: the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay), the Council of State (Danıştay), the Constitutional Court (Anayasa Mahkemesi), and the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes (Uyuşmazlık Mahkemesi), including appointment rules and term limits.
Analyzes the Constitutional Court's role as the 'Yüce Divan' for high-ranking officials, the process of individual applications (bireysel başvuru), and the limitations of its norm auditing powers.
Discussion on abstract and concrete norm auditing, what the Constitutional Court cannot audit (international treaties, revolutionary laws), and a closing reminder on the importance of mastering this unit before moving to administrative law.