New judicial year begins with eyes on Istanbul municipality case and appeals
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- Turkey’s 2026-2027 judicial year opened with a ceremony at Çağlayan Courthouse.
- Istanbul’s courts face a busy docket involving the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality case, district municipality files, the Aktaş case appeal and indictments against jailed mayors.
Turkey’s new judicial year has begun under the shadow of detentions, arrests and trials that the public is following closely.
The 2026-2027 judicial year opened with a ceremony at Çağlayan Courthouse, as Istanbul’s judiciary took on an agenda filled with politically and publicly significant cases.
Among the proceedings expected to shape the year are the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality case, files involving district municipalities and the appeal process in the Aktaş case. Indictments concerning mayors who remain in detention are also expected to form part of the court calendar.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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