A comparative legal view of the cause of litigation and scope of review of the appeal proceedings in Germany and in Turkey

In comparison to German law, appeals are still young in Turkey. In Turkey, the courts of appeal only began operating in 2016. There are significant differences between the Turkish and German appeal systems, particularly with regard to the scope of the search for the truth. The extent to which the Turkish and German appellate courts are authorized to review first-instance judgments and the point at which new facts should be admissible on appeal are key questions in this study. The German appellate system with its long history will help to answer these questions in Turkish law. © 2024 Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands.