Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 224: Number of votes required for decisions and judgments

Book Three: Prosecution Stage › Part Two: Termination of the Public Prosecution › Chapter One: Conclusion of the Hearing and Judgment

(1) Decisions and judgments shall be rendered by the court unanimously or by majority vote.

(2) A dissenting opinion shall be included in the record; its reasoning shall also be set out in the record.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 224 · Karar ve hükümlerde gerekli oy sayısı

(1) Mahkemece karar ve hükümler oybirliği veya oyçokluğuyla verilir.

(2) Karşı oya tutanakta yer verilir; gerekçesi de tutanakta gösterilir.

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

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