Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 237: Intervention in the public prosecution

Book Four: Victim, Complainant, Person with Financial Liability, Intervening Party › Part Two: Intervention in the Public Prosecution

(1) The victim, natural and legal persons harmed by the offence, and persons with financial liability may intervene in the public prosecution by declaring that they are complainants, at any point in the prosecution stage before the court of first instance until the judgment is rendered.

(2) A request to intervene in the case may not be made in legal remedy proceedings. However, requests to intervene that were raised before the court of first instance and rejected or not decided upon shall be examined and decided upon if they are expressly stated in the application for a legal remedy.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 237 · Kamu davasına katılma

(1) Mağdur, suçtan zarar gören gerçek ve tüzel kişiler ile malen sorumlu olanlar, ilk derece mahkemesindeki kovuşturma evresinin her aşamasında hüküm verilinceye kadar şikâyetçi olduklarını bildirerek kamu davasına katılabilirler.

(2) Kanun yolu muhakemesinde davaya katılma isteğinde bulunulamaz. Ancak, ilk derece mahkemesinde ileri sürülüp reddolunan veya karara bağlanmayan katılma istekleri, kanun yolu başvurusunda açıkça belirtilmişse incelenip karara bağlanır.

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

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