{"id":10245,"date":"2026-03-14T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T10:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oybir.org\/hypothesis-case-competition-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:28:49","slug":"hypothesis-case-competition-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oybir.org\/en\/hypothesis-case-competition-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"HYPOTHESIS CASE COMPETITION (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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UNITY ASSOCIATION HYPOTHETIC CASE COMPETITION RULES<\/h3>

1. DEFINITION AND SUBJECT MATTER<\/h4>

The Unanimity Association Moot Court Competition (“the Competition”) is a competition organized by the Unanimity Association to improve the legal knowledge, analytical skills, and argumentation abilities of law school students. The Competition will be held at least once a year. <\/p>

The competition is open to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-year undergraduate law students and is based on teams solving hypothetical legal case scenarios. The competition is designed to address hypothetical disputes prepared by the Unanimous Association within the framework of relevant legal legislation. The aim is to improve young lawyers’ legal analysis, communication, and oral defense skills, and to contribute to the creation of a network within the legal community. <\/p>

2. ORGANIZATION<\/h4>

The competition is organized by the Unanimity Association, and all processes are managed by the association. The competition will be conducted in accordance with these rules and other documents that will be announced on the official website of the Unanimity Association (oybir.org). <\/p>

Competition venue: Ibn Haldun University Ba\u015fak\u015fehir Campus.<\/strong><\/p>

3. APPLICATION<\/h4>

Applications must be submitted online by April 19, 2026<\/strong>, a date to be announced on the official website of the Unification Association. Registration is completed by filling out the application form and uploading the required documents. Registration confirmation will be sent via email by the Unification Association. Participation in our competition is free. Accommodation, travel, and other expenses will be covered by the participants. <\/p>

4. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS<\/h4>

Only undergraduate students in their second, third, or fourth year of law school in Turkey can participate in the competition. Teams must consist of a minimum of three and a maximum of four students. Students from different universities can form mixed teams. Multiple teams from the same university are allowed. Team members must be fully and accurately listed on the registration form. Any changes to team members must be reported immediately to the Oybirli\u011fi Association. Once the pairings are made, no changes to team members are permitted, and no substitute contestants can participate. Students who lose their student status during the competition are ineligible to participate. <\/p>

5. DISPUTE SUBJECT TO THE COMPETITION<\/h4>

Competing teams are given a hypothetical dispute to prepare for. Based on this hypothetical dispute text, teams will prepare their petitions containing skeletal arguments in both the prosecution and defense roles. The top 8 teams will be unanimously selected from among the applicants and will undergo oral hearings. Teams will compete in pairs and through an elimination process. <\/p>

6. PETITIONS<\/h4>

6.1. Petition Content<\/strong><\/p>

The arguments in the petitions must be based on the factual circumstances of the dispute, relevant laws, doctrine, and judicial decisions.<\/p>

6.2. Shape Rules<\/strong><\/p>

  • Applications should be written in Times New Roman, 12-point font, with 1.5 line spacing; footnotes should be 10-point.<\/li>
  • A 2.5 cm page margin should be left on all pages of the petitions. <\/li>
  • Except for the cover page, all pages of the petition should be written justifiably.<\/li>
  • The cover page should include the names of the team and its members; the name of the university should be mentioned if possible.<\/li>
  • The main arguments should be limited to a maximum of 2000 words each for both the statement of claim and the statement of reply.<\/li>
  • It should be prepared in Word or PDF format.<\/li>
  • Delivery<\/strong><\/li>
  • Applications must be uploaded to the relevant section on the application form by 23:59 on April 19, 2026.<\/li><\/ul>

    7. HEARINGS<\/h4>

    Program<\/strong><\/p>

    • Teams submit their petitions in advance, which contain the framework arguments for the hypothetical dispute.<\/li>
    • The 8 teams that qualify for the finals based on the preliminary evaluation by the referees will be notified to the teams on April 26, 2025.<\/li>
    • Oral defenses will be presented between May 4th and May 7th, 2026, in the Mock Trial Hall at the Ibn Haldun University Ba\u015fak\u015fehir Campus.<\/li>
    • The date and session in which teams will compete, whether they will be the claimant or defender, and the teams they will face are determined by draw.<\/li>
    • The quarter-final competitions will be held on May 4th and 5th, 2026, with morning and afternoon sessions. The winning teams from the quarter-finals will advance to the semi-finals, where their opponents will be determined by draw. <\/li>
    • The semi-final competitions will be held on May 6, 2026, with morning and afternoon sessions. Teams that qualify for the final and third-place matches will be determined at this stage. <\/li>
    • On May 7, 2026, the third-place match will be held in the morning session, and the final match will be held in the afternoon session.<\/li><\/ul>

      Hearings<\/strong><\/p>

      • Each team has 15 minutes of verbal defense time.<\/li>
      • In court hearings, at least three team members must provide five-minute oral defenses, which will be considered in the scoring.<\/li>
      • Following the oral arguments, the judges will give contestants from both teams a balanced speaking time of 20 minutes in total, asking them questions regarding the hypothetical dispute.<\/li>
      • Son 10 dakikal\u0131k dilimde ise her bir tarafa 5\u2019er dakikal\u0131k olmak \u00fczere her bir tak\u0131m i\u00e7in kar\u015f\u0131 tak\u0131ma soru sorma ve cevap verme hakk\u0131 tan\u0131n\u0131r ve s\u00f6zl\u00fc duru\u015fmalar tamamlan\u0131r.<\/li>
      • Additional time may be requested from the arbitrators at any stage of the oral hearing. Arbitrators treat the parties fairly in granting additional time. <\/li><\/ul>

        Scoring<\/strong><\/p>

        • Scoring is done on a contestant-by-contest basis, and at the end of the competition, the judges record the score they awarded to each contestant according to the mock trial competition jury evaluation form. The total score of contestants in the same team constitutes the team score. Winning teams are determined separately for each session based on team scores. The judges determine the winning team by majority vote. <\/li><\/ul>

          Scoring for Oral Hearing (100 points):<\/strong><\/p>

            • Posture and representation (20 points)<\/li>
            • Mastery of factual information (20 points)<\/li>
            • Legal justifications (20 points)<\/li>
            • Presentation skills and persuasion (20 points)<\/li>
            • Answering the referee’s questions (20 points)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>

              Scoring for Petitions (out of 100 points):<\/strong><\/p>

                • \u015eekil kurallar\u0131na riayet edilmesi (20 puan)<\/li>
                • \u0130ddia ve savunmalara yer verilmesi (20 puan)<\/li>
                • Dil kullan\u0131m\u0131 ve ak\u0131c\u0131l\u0131k (20 puan)<\/li>
                • Hukuki gerek\u00e7elendirme (20 puan)<\/li>
                • Maddi vak\u0131alara dayanma ve Mant\u0131ksal tutarl\u0131l\u0131k (20 puan)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>

                  8. \u00d6D\u00dcLLER<\/h4>

                  8.1. Tak\u0131m \u00d6d\u00fclleri<\/strong><\/p>

                  Yar\u0131\u015fmalar sonucunda finalde hakemler taraf\u0131ndan oy\u00e7oklu\u011fu ile birinci ve ikinci tak\u0131mlar se\u00e7ilir. En y\u00fcksek puan\u0131 alan yar\u0131 finalist \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc olur. \u0130lk \u00fc\u00e7e giren tak\u0131mlara a\u015fa\u011f\u0131daki \u00f6d\u00fcller verilir: <\/p>

                  1. Tak\u0131m: <\/strong>100.000 TL<\/p>

                  2. Tak\u0131m: <\/strong>60.000 TL<\/p>

                  3. Tak\u0131m: <\/strong>40.000 TL<\/p>

                  Final a\u015famas\u0131na hak kazanmakla birlikte yar\u0131\u015fmaya kat\u0131lmayan tak\u0131mlara \u00f6d\u00fcl verilmez. T\u00fcm kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131lara kat\u0131l\u0131m sertifikas\u0131 verilecektir. <\/p>

                  9. D\u0130\u011eER H\u00dcK\u00dcMLER<\/h4>
                  • Telif Hakk\u0131:<\/strong> Dilek\u00e7elerin telif haklar\u0131 Oybirli\u011fi Derne\u011fi\u2019ne aittir.<\/li>
                  • Ki\u015fisel Veriler:<\/strong> Kat\u0131l\u0131mc\u0131 verileri, yaln\u0131zca organizasyon amac\u0131yla kullan\u0131l\u0131r ve \u00fc\u00e7\u00fcnc\u00fc ki\u015filerle payla\u015f\u0131lmaz.<\/li>
                  • \u0130ntihal:<\/strong> \u0130ntihal tespitinde tak\u0131m diskalifiye edilir.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                    Yar\u0131\u015fmaya kat\u0131lmak, bilgilerinizi ve evraklar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 g\u00f6ndermek i\u00e7in a\u015fa\u011f\u0131daki eposta adresi ile ileti\u015fime ge\u00e7ebilirsiniz.<\/p>

                    farazidava2026@oybir.org<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                    OYB\u0130RL\u0130\u011e\u0130 FARAZ\u0130 DAVA YARI\u015eMASI OLAY METN\u0130
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                    \u015eevki Nakliyat A\u015e (\u015e) b\u00fcnyesinde \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan t\u0131r \u015fof\u00f6r\u00fc Sefer H\u0131zl\u0131 (S), yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 sefer ba\u015f\u0131na prim usul\u00fc \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmaktad\u0131r. Daha fazla kazan\u00e7 elde etmek amac\u0131yla bir \u00f6nceki g\u00fcn yo\u011fun \u00e7al\u0131\u015fm\u0131\u015f ve yeterli dinlenme s\u00fcresini doldurmam\u0131\u015f olmas\u0131na ra\u011fmen 24 \u015eubat 2026 tarihinde kendisine teklif edilen yeni bir sevkiyat g\u00f6revini kabul etmi\u015ftir. <\/p>

                    (S), ailesiyle iftar yeme\u011fini yedikten sonra yola \u00e7\u0131km\u0131\u015f, uykusuzluk ve yorgunluk belirtileri g\u00f6stermesine ra\u011fmen \u015fehir i\u00e7inde h\u0131z limitlerine uyarak kendine ayr\u0131lan en sa\u011f \u015feritte sevkiyat\u0131 alaca\u011f\u0131 yere do\u011fru gitmektedir. Tam bu esnada gece saat 21:20 sular\u0131nda seyir halindeyken \u00f6n\u00fcne aniden f\u0131rlayan bir sokak k\u00f6pe\u011fine \u00e7arpmamak i\u00e7in ani bir manevra ile direksiyonu k\u0131rm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bu manevra neticesinde ara\u00e7 kontrol\u00fcn\u00fc kaybetmi\u015f ve arac\u0131n yol kenar\u0131ndaki otob\u00fcs dura\u011f\u0131na girmesine neden olmu\u015ftur. Olay sonucunda; <\/p>

                    • Dura\u011f\u0131n \u00f6n\u00fcndeki yolda bekleyen ve g\u00f6zleri uza\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6remeyen 68 ya\u015f\u0131ndaki Mehmed \u00c7olak (M) hayat\u0131n\u0131 kaybetmi\u015ftir.<\/li>
                    • Durak i\u00e7inde oturan ve sahibi oldu\u011fu boxer cinsi tasmal\u0131 k\u00f6pe\u011fi ile bekleyen Adem Canbazo\u011flu (A) ise v\u00fccudunda kemik k\u0131r\u0131klar\u0131 olu\u015facak \u015fekilde yaralanm\u0131\u015f ve k\u00f6pe\u011fi de \u00f6lm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr.<\/li>
                    • Sokak k\u00f6pe\u011fi ise ko\u015farak b\u00f6lgeden uzakla\u015fm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/li><\/ul>

                      (S), kazadan hemen sonra arac\u0131 durdurmu\u015f ve a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 inerek hemen ambulans\u0131 aram\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Olay\u0131n etraf\u0131nda toplanan vatanda\u015flar ise hemen polise haber vermi\u015flerdir. <\/p>

                      Olay yerine gelerek delilleri inceleyen kolluk g\u00f6revlileri, vefat eden ki\u015finin dura\u011f\u0131n i\u00e7inde de\u011fil, yar\u0131m metre kadar \u00f6n\u00fcndeki yolda bekledi\u011fini tespit etmi\u015flerdir. Yine kolluk g\u00f6revlileri, t\u0131r\u0131n i\u00e7inde yap\u0131lan aramalarda \u015fof\u00f6r\u00fcn cep telefonunun arac\u0131n kokpitteki fan k\u0131sm\u0131na tak\u0131l\u0131 halde oldu\u011funu ve kaza esnas\u0131nda m\u00fczik uygulamas\u0131ndan m\u00fczik dinledi\u011fini, fakat ekranda navigasyon uygulamas\u0131n\u0131n a\u00e7\u0131k kald\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirlemi\u015flerdir. T\u0131rda yap\u0131lan di\u011fer incelemelerde, balatalar\u0131n ve haval\u0131 fren sisteminin periyodik bak\u0131mlar\u0131n\u0131n 20 km kadar a\u015f\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131, fakat hen\u00fcz yapt\u0131r\u0131lmad\u0131\u011f\u0131 tespit edilmi\u015f ve t\u00fcm bu hususlar tutanak alt\u0131na al\u0131nm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Daha sonra olay yerini g\u00f6r\u00fcnt\u00fcleyen kameralar\u0131 inceleyen kolluk g\u00f6revlileri, sokak k\u00f6pe\u011fi ile duraktaki cins k\u00f6pe\u011fin kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131kl\u0131 birbirlerine havlad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ve bu sebeple m\u00fcteveffa (M)\u2019nin (A)\u2019ya \u201csustur \u015fu iti<\/em>\u201d dedi\u011fini, (A)\u2019n\u0131n da \u201cit sensin, be\u011fenmiyorsan \u00e7\u0131k git<\/em>\u201d diye kar\u015f\u0131l\u0131k verdi\u011fini, bunun \u00fczerine (M)\u2019nin yola indi\u011fini, kazan\u0131n ise sokak k\u00f6pe\u011finin dura\u011fa do\u011fru y\u00f6nelmek i\u00e7in yola atlamas\u0131 s\u0131ras\u0131nda ger\u00e7ekle\u015fti\u011fini g\u00f6zlemlemi\u015ftir. <\/p>

                      Vefat eden (M)\u2019nin yak\u0131nlar\u0131 ve yaral\u0131 (A), hem (S)\u2019den hem de t\u0131r sahibi olan (\u015e)\u2019den \u015fikayet\u00e7i olmu\u015flard\u0131r. Yeterli delillerin incelenmesi neticesinde iddianame haz\u0131rlanm\u0131\u015f ve kamu davas\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. <\/p>

                      Farazi dava yar\u0131\u015fmas\u0131 olay metninde verilen bilgiler \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, <\/em>T\u00fcrk Ceza Kanunu, Ceza Muhakemesi Kanunu ve olayla ilgisi oldu\u011fu d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fclen t\u00fcm mevzuat de\u011ferlendirerek 1(bir) adet kamu davas\u0131na kat\u0131lan \u015fikayet\u00e7iler ad\u0131na ve 1(bir) adet san\u0131k ad\u0131na olmak \u00fczere yar\u0131\u015fma kurallar\u0131na uygun bir \u015fekilde iskelet arg\u00fcmanlar\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 i\u00e7eren dilek\u00e7elerinizi haz\u0131rlay\u0131n\u0131z.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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