New Law Published in May 30 Official Gazette: Amendments to Civil Servants Law and Conflict of Jurisdictions Court Law

ANKARA – A significant new law, closely followed by the public and particularly civil servants, came into force with its publication in the Official Gazette (No. 32915) on Friday, May 30, 2025. The "Law on Amendments to Certain Laws and Statutory Decree No. 375" (Law No. 7548) was adopted on May 21, 2025, and brings changes to various legislations, primarily the Civil Servants Law No. 657 and the Law on the Establishment and Functioning of the Conflict of Jurisdictions Court No. 2247.

The new Law introduces substantial changes that could directly impact public administration and the judicial system. Specifically, amendments to the Civil Servants Law establish a new framework for public personnel recruitment processes, while the regulation concerning the Conflict of Jurisdictions Court redefines the balance between judicial branches.

New Regulation in Civil Servants Law: Public Sector Recruitment

With Article 1 of the newly published Law, a significant amendment has been made to the second paragraph of Article 40 of Annex to the Civil Servants Law No. 657, dated 14/7/1965. According to the revised regulation:

• Former Provision: Although the text does not specify the old provision, the amendment indicates an update in the recruitment methods applied to public institutions and organizations.
• New Provision: "The provision of the first paragraph shall also apply to recruitments made by other public institutions, boards, supreme boards, and organizations established by laws or presidential decrees, subject to a special competitive examination for the profession."

This amendment further clarifies and expands the scope of the "special competitive examination" practice in the recruitment processes of public institutions and organizations. Now, the same provisions will apply to recruitments made through special competitive examinations by such institutions, including supreme boards and organizations established by presidential decrees. This regulation may aim to increase standardization and transparency in qualified personnel recruitment processes for the public sector.

Selection of the President of the Conflict of Jurisdictions Court Re-Regulated

Article 2 of the Law re-regulates the second paragraph of Article 2 of the Law on the Establishment and Functioning of the Conflict of Jurisdictions Court No. 2247, dated 12/6/1979, which was previously annulled by the Constitutional Court.

• Annulled Provision: Although the content of the previously annulled paragraph by the Constitutional Court is not provided in this text, this regulation indicates that an ambiguity regarding the selection of the President of the Conflict of Jurisdictions Court has been resolved, or a new regulation in line with the Constitutional Court's annulment grounds has been introduced.
• New Provision: "The President of the Conflict of Jurisdictions Court shall be elected by the Constitutional Court from among its own members."

This article stipulates that the President of the Conflict of Jurisdictions Court shall be directly elected from among the members of the Constitutional Court. This regulation will play a crucial role in clarifying the definitions of authority and duties within the judicial system, especially in the relations among high judicial bodies.

General Impacts and Expectations of the Law

The newly published Law No. 7548 introduces significant changes in public administration and the judicial system. The regulation in the Civil Servants Law affects the functioning of examination processes for public entry, while the article concerning the Conflict of Jurisdictions Court redefines the relations between judicial bodies and the procedure for electing the court's president. A broader picture will emerge upon examining the remaining articles of the Law (Article 3 and onwards) in the provided PDF file.

The public will closely monitor the daily impacts of such legal regulations and the implementation processes by the relevant institutions.