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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 227: Judges taking part in the deliberation

Book Three: Prosecution Stage › Part Two: Termination of the Public Prosecution › Chapter Three: Decision and Judgment

(1) Only the judges who will take part in the decision and the judgment shall be present at the deliberation.

(2) The presiding judge of the court may permit assistant judges and assistant prosecutors, as well as trainee lawyers undergoing their internship at the court, to be present during the deliberation.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 227 · Müzakereye katılacak hâkimler

(1) Müzakerede ancak karara ve hükme katılacak hâkimler bulunur.

(2) Mahkeme başkanı, hâkim ve savcı yardımcıları ile mahkemesinde staj yapmakta olan avukat adaylarının müzakere sırasında hazır bulunmalarına izin verebilir.

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

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