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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 193: Absence of the accused at the hearing

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

(1) Without prejudice to the cases excepted by the Law, no hearing shall be held in respect of an accused who is not present. It shall be decided that an accused who has no valid reason for failing to appear be brought by force.

(2) Amended: 28/3/2023, Law No. 7445, Art. 20 If, according to the evidence collected, it is concluded that a decision other than conviction, a decision that there is no need to impose a penalty, or a security measure should be rendered in respect of the accused, the case may be concluded in his or her absence even if he or she has not been interrogated.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 193 · Sanığın duruşmada hazır bulunmaması

(1) Kanunun ayrık tuttuğu hâller saklı kalmak üzere, hazır bulunmayan sanık hakkında duruşma yapılmaz. Gelmemesinin geçerli nedeni olmayan sanığın zorla getirilmesine karar verilir.

(2) (Değişik: 28/3/2023-7445/20 md.) Sanık hakkında, toplanan delillere göre mahkûmiyet, ceza verilmesine yer olmadığı ve güvenlik tedbiri dışında bir karar verilmesi gerektiği kanısına varılırsa, sorgusu yapılmamış olsa da dava yokluğunda bitirilebilir.

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

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