As per the Council of Judges and Prosecutors Decision,
numbered 282 and dated February 18, 2026, promulgated in the Official Journal
on February 20, 2026, a significant change has been made regarding the judicial
districts of the Commercial Courts of First Instance.
Pursuant to the new regulation, it has been adopted
that the judicial districts of the Commercial Courts of First Instance of Bakırköy,
Anatolian Side of Istanbul and Küçükçekmece be removed from the jurisdiction of
their respective high criminal courts, and the judicial district of the
Commercial Courts of First Instance of Istanbul be determined as “the
administrative boundaries of the Province of Istanbul, and that
The decision is to be implemented as of the date of
suspension of activities of the Commercial Courts of First Instance of Bakırköy,
Anatolian Side of Istanbul and Küçükçekmece, and all files pending in the
suspended courts are to be transferred to the Commercial Courts of First
Instance of Istanbul.
Source: https://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2026/02/20260220-1.pdf
