Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 162: Request by the public prosecutor for a judicial decision during the investigation

Book Two: Investigation › Part One: Denunciations Concerning Offences and Investigation › Chapter Two: Investigative Acts

(1) If the public prosecutor considers it necessary to carry out an investigative act that may only be performed by a judge, he shall submit his requests to the criminal judge of peace of the place where the act is to be performed. The criminal judge of peace shall examine whether the requested act is in accordance with the law, decide thereon and carry out what is required.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 162 · Soruşturmada Cumhuriyet savcısının hâkim kararı istemi

(1) Cumhuriyet savcısı, ancak hâkim tarafından yapılabilecek olan bir soruşturma işlemine gerek görürse, istemlerini bu işlemin yapılacağı yerin sulh ceza hâkimine bildirir. Sulh ceza hâkimi istenilen işlem hakkında, kanuna uygun olup olmadığını inceleyerek karar verir ve gereğini yerine getirir.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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