Judicial recess in Türkiye has ended: courts resumed full work on 1 September 2026

Chukavin Pavel · 2026-09-07

Türkiye’s annual judicial recess (adli tatil) ran from 20 July to 31 August 2026. The new judicial year opened on Tuesday, 1 September 2026. Courts, public prosecutors’ offices and court registries have returned to their ordinary working schedule.

What changed on 1 September

Courthouses were not closed during the recess. Duty benches continued to hear urgent matters: detention cases, maintenance and custody, interim injunctions and attachments, bankruptcy and concordat, and other applications that cannot wait. Most other hearings were adjourned.

From 1 September:

• ordinary hearings have restarted;
• registries accept filings on a normal timetable;
• regional courts of appeal and the Court of Cassation are again examining the full range of files;
• enforcement offices and notaries operate without recess restrictions.

Deadlines that still matter this week

If a civil or administrative time limit would have expired during the recess, it is automatically extended by seven days from the end of the recess. For 2026 that date is Monday, 7 September.

In criminal proceedings the extension is three days. The relevant cut-off is 3 September 2026.

Limitation periods, certain enforcement deadlines under the Enforcement and Bankruptcy Code and some special statutory periods are not extended. A miscalculation can result in loss of the right to sue or to appeal.

What we recommend to clients and colleagues

1. Confirm the next hearing and any scheduled appearance.
2. Check whether a claim, defence, appeal or objection period falls in these first days of September.
3. Complete missing translations, powers of attorney and exhibits — registries are again operating at full capacity.
4. Do not postpone urgent applications (asset freezing, travel bans, maintenance). Such filings were accepted during the recess and are now processed more quickly.

RT-Union has resumed its full court calendar in Antalya, Alanya, Mersin, Istanbul and other provinces. We handle hearings, filings and the calculation of procedural time limits.

If your case was adjourned over the recess or you received a court notice in August, contact us. The first weeks of September are the busiest period in the courthouses; timely action protects your position.