Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 235: Failure of the victim and the complainant to comply with a summons

Book Four: Victim, Complainant, Person with Financial Liability, Intervening Party › Part One: Rights of the Victim of the Offence and of the Complainant

(1) The addresses stated by the victim, the complainant or their attorney in their petitions or in their statements entered in the record shall be taken as the basis for service.

(2) A person who fails to appear despite a summons sent to this address shall not be served again.

(3) In cases where service cannot be effected due to the stated address being incorrect or incomplete or due to failure to notify a change of address, it shall not be necessary to search for the address.

(4) In cases where taking the statement of these persons is deemed mandatory, paragraph 3 shall not apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 235 · Mağdur ile şikâyetçinin davete uymamaları

(1) Mağdur, şikâyetçi veya vekilinin, dilekçelerinde veya tutanağa geçirilmiş olan beyanlarında belirttikleri adresleri tebligata esas alınır.

(2) Bu adrese çıkartılan çağrıya rağmen gelmeyen kimseye yeniden tebligatta bulunulmaz.

(3) Belirtilen adresin yanlışlığı, eksikliği veya adres değişikliğinin bildirilmemesi nedeniyle tebligat yapılamaması hâllerinde adresin araştırılması gerekmez.

(4) Bu kimselerin beyanının alınması zorunlu görüldüğü hâllerde üçüncü fıkra uygulanmaz.

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

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