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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 209: Documents and records that must be read out at the hearing

Book Three: Prosecution Stage › Part One: Conduct of the Public Action › Chapter Four: Presentation and Discussion of Evidence

(1) Documents to be used as evidence and other writings, such as the interrogation records of the accused interrogated by a delegated judge or by letters rogatory, the statement records of witnesses heard by a delegated judge or by letters rogatory, and the records of examination and on-site inspection, as well as criminal record summaries and documents containing information on the personal and economic situation of the accused, shall be read out at the hearing.

(2) The court may decide that documents containing personal data of the accused or the victim be read out in a closed session if they expressly so request.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 209 · Duruşmada anlatılması zorunlu belge ve tutanaklar

(1) Naip veya istinabe yoluyla sorgusu yapılan sanığa ait sorgu tutanakları, naip veya istinabe yoluyla dinlenen tanığın ifade tutanakları ile muayene ve keşif tutanakları gibi delil olarak kullanılacak belgeler ve diğer yazılar, adlî sicil özetleri ve sanığın kişisel ve ekonomik durumuna ilişkin bilgilerin yer aldığı belgeler, duruşmada anlatılır.

(2) Sanığa veya mağdura ait kişisel verilerin yer aldığı belgelerin, açıkça istemeleri halinde, kapalı oturumda anlatılmasına mahkemece karar verilebilir.

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

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