Republic of Turkey Istanbul Anatolia 18th Criminal Court of First Instance

An Istanbul Anadolu 18th Criminal Court of First Instance has issued a public notice for defendant Mukhdar Gulmamedov, born May 10, 1968, in Georgia, after failing to locate him to serve a reasoned judgment dated Oct. 12, 2026. The court convicted him of negligently causing injury to a person under Article 89/1 of Turkish Penal Code No. 5237, imposing a judicial fine of 16,800 Turkish lira payable in four equal installments and a three-month suspension of his Class C driver's license. The notice, issued Nov. 3, 2026, states that the judgment summary will be published in a newspaper with circulation below 50,000 under Article 29 of Notification Law No. 7201. The ruling is deemed served 15 days after the publication date, after which the appeal window begins. The case matters as a routine example of Turkey's statutory public-notification process for defendants who cannot be reached, with the next step being the start of the 15-day period for any appeal.