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Simplified Procedure
Follow the petition, evidence review and decision stages of the simplified procedure used in civil lawsuits. Review together the aspects in which the procedure differs from written procedure and the preparation needed for your file.
Review the steps, the necessary preparation and the key distinctions together.
CIVIL LAWSUITS / PROCESS GUIDE
How does it proceed, step by step?
The steps may run in parallel or change depending on the nature of the matter. Also read the key distinctions below.
Claims, defenses and evidence are submitted through the petition and the response.
Where possible the court examines the file on the documents, and where a hearing is needed, by a hearing held in accordance with the procedure.
Matters for the preliminary examination are addressed; the necessary evidence is then assessed.
When the investigation phase (tahkikat) is complete, final statements are taken and a decision is given.
Service of the reasoned judgment, the available legal remedy and enforcement are followed.
THIS DISTINCTION MATTERS
Do not overlook the conditions specific to your matter.
There is no reply or rejoinder stage. Simplified procedure does not mean that every case will end in a single hearing or on a fixed date.
GENERAL FRAMEWORK
Civil lawsuits
Review how this specific flow connects to the general process and the other routes.
ASSESSMENT SPECIFIC TO YOUR FILE
Let us clarify the next step together.
Tell us the subject of your file and the stage it is at. If there is a time-sensitive document, call the office main line without waiting for a written reply.
Sources and scope
HMK Arts. 316–322; the relevant special law for employment and consumer disputes.
This is general information. The type and date of your file and its special conditions may change the route to follow.
Content and source check: September 28, 2026 · Prepared for Güneş & Güneş Law Firm.