Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 165: Judicial law enforcement duty of other law enforcement units

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

(1) Where necessary or upon the request of the public prosecutor, other law enforcement units shall also be obliged to perform the duty of judicial law enforcement. In this case, the provisions of this Law shall apply to law enforcement officers in respect of their judicial duties.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 165 · Diğer kolluk birimlerinin adlî kolluk görevi

(1) Gerektiğinde veya Cumhuriyet savcısının talebi halinde, diğer kolluk birimleri de adlî kolluk görevini yerine getirmekle yükümlüdür. Bu durumda, kolluk görevlileri hakkında, adlî görevleri dolayısıyla bu Kanun hükümleri uygulanır.

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

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