Summary
Highlights
Explanation of the four recognized high courts in the 1982 Constitution: Constitutional Court, Yargıtay, Danıştay, and the Court of Jurisdictional Disputes. Clarification that HSK and Sayıştay are not high courts.
Overview of Yargıtay as the highest appellate body for judicial courts. Details on membership selection by HSK, 12-year terms, and the presidential appointment of the Chief Prosecutor.
Explanation of Danıştay as the apex of the administrative judiciary, its role in providing advisory opinions, and the split selection of its members between the President and HSK.
Function of the Uyuşmazlık Mahkemesi in resolving competency disputes between judicial and administrative courts, and its unique structure where the President is appointed by the Constitutional Court.
Discussion on precedence in legal disputes: Constitutional Court rulings prevail in jurisdictional conflicts, while Danıştay rulings prevail over Sayıştay in financial matters. Final wrap-up of the lecture.