Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 185: Mandatory closed hearing

Book Three: Prosecution Stage › Part One: Conduct of the Public Action › Chapter Two: Hearing

(1) If the accused has not completed the age of eighteen, the hearing shall be held in camera; the judgment shall also be announced in a closed hearing.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 185 · Zorunlu kapalılık

(1) Sanık, onsekiz yaşını doldurmamış ise duruşma kapalı yapılır; hüküm de kapalı duruşmada açıklanır.

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

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