Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 212: Reading of the previous statement of the witness

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

(1) If the witness states that he or she cannot remember a matter, he or she shall be assisted in remembering by reading out the relevant part of the record containing his or her previous statement.

(2) Where there is a contradiction between the statement of the witness at the hearing and his or her previous statement, an effort shall be made to resolve the contradiction by reading out the statement taken earlier.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 212 · Tanığın önceki ifadesinin okunması

(1) Tanık, bir hususu hatırlayamadığını söylerse önceki ifadesini içeren tutanağın ilgili kısmı okunarak hatırlamasına yardım edilir.

(2) Tanığın duruşmadaki ifadesiyle önceki ifadesi arasında çelişki bulunduğunda, evvelce alınmış ifadesi okunarak çelişkinin giderilmesine çalışılır.

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

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