Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure: Articles

The maximum pretrial detention period for adults is 1 year and 6 months, including extension, for offences outside the heavy penal court's jurisdiction; 5 years in general for offences within it; and 7 years for the offences listed in CMK 102/2.

The three-, six- and seven-year overall limits on judicial control, time calculation for children, appeal periods and house arrest. Removal and objection routes under recent Constitutional Court decisions.

How is a criminal record or archive entry deleted? Five-, fifteen- and thirty-year periods, enforcement documents, e-Devlet applications and real court decisions.

When does judicial control restrict freedom of expression? The Constitutional Court's Hülya Kar decision, the two-week objection period, proportionality and the grounds for lifting a measure.

The scope of the right to life, the state's duty to protect and to investigate effectively; documents, court routes and applications in cases of death.

Time spent in police detention (gözaltı) and pretrial detention is deducted from the imposed sentence under Article 63 TCK, and that time may have been spent in another case file. The guide explains the conditions for credit, the calculation method and the routes for application.

Objection to pretrial detention and release request, examined through strong suspicion, grounds for detention, proportionality, and whether judicial control is a reasoned alternative.

Severe criticism directed at the State or public policy cannot be treated as terrorist organization propaganda merely because it is harsh or one-sided.

First and second recidivism conditions, the TCK Article 58 date sequence, 2/3 and 3/4 enforcement ratios after 2025, time limits and real Court of Cassation decisions.

Legality of offenses and penalties, foreseeability, analogy and the prohibition of retroactivity; defense and routes of recourse with real Constitutional Court decisions.

Establishing forgery, the position of the first buyer, the good faith of a later owner, and how the criminal file relates to the civil action.

A guide that explains together the investigation, records, consulate, transport of the remains and relatives’ claims when a death occurs in Türkiye or after return to the country.

A calculation error in the sentence calculation sheet (müddetname) may be brought before the enforcement judgeship under Article 98/1-b of Law No. 5275. The guide explains the time limits, crediting, document structure and the route for objection.

The four grounds for loss of inheritance rights, the effect of criminal proceedings, pardon and the rights of descendants. Review determination, certificates of inheritance and routes to apply.

Revocation of conditional release, new offense, notification, supervision period and the calculation of full enforcement. Routes of application, with Court of Cassation and Constitutional Court decisions.

Conditional release at 1/2, 2/3 and 3/4 ratios, good conduct, child-specific provisions and the application process. Conditional release under current legislation and real decisions.

Safeguards on liberty during arrest, police detention and pretrial detention; current objection deadlines, compensation routes and preparing an AYM application.

The reversal in the interest of the law under CMK 309 is a route for correcting legal errors in final criminal judgments. Application to the Ministry of Justice, review by the Court of Cassation and its outcomes, explained through real decisions.

Good conduct, scoring, the board's reasoning and re-assessment; routes of complaint and objection, with 2026 Court of Cassation decisions.

The scope of the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment; medical reports, preservation of evidence, effective investigation, enforcement complaints and Constitutional Court applications.