Appellate jurisdiction is regulated under the Civil Procedure
Code1 ("CPC") that entered into force on
01.10.2011. Thus, the decisions rendered by the courts of first
instance may be challenged before the competent regional courts of
appeal, and the regional courts of appeal sit between the courts of
first instance and the Court of Cassation. However, establishment
of the regional courts of appeal and entry into force of the
appellate jurisdiction has been postponed several times. Finally,
the Regulation on Procedures Regarding the Administrative and Clerk
Services for the Courts of Appeal, Civil Courts of First Instance
and Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Republic entered
into force through publication in the Official Gazette dated
06.08.2015 and numbered 29437, and the Resolution of the Official
Start Date of the Courts of Appeal and the District Administrative
Courts2 provides that the regional courts of appeal come
into effect as of 20.07.2016. We will
