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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 238: Procedure for intervention

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

(1) Intervention shall take place, after the public prosecution has been initiated, by submitting a petition to the court or by having an oral application containing the request to intervene entered in the hearing record.

(2) Upon a statement indicating a complaint during the hearing, the person harmed by the offence shall be asked whether he wishes to intervene in the case.

(3) After the public prosecutor, the accused and, if any, his defence counsel have been heard, a decision shall be rendered as to whether the request to intervene in the case is appropriate.

(4) Repealed: 18/6/2014, Law No. 6545, Art. 103

Original Turkish text

MADDE 238 · Katılma usulü

(1) Katılma, kamu davasının açılmasından sonra mahkemeye dilekçe verilmesi veya katılma istemini içeren sözlü başvurunun duruşma tutanağına geçirilmesi suretiyle olur.

(2) Duruşma sırasında şikâyeti belirten ifade üzerine, suçtan zarar görenden davaya katılmak isteyip istemediği sorulur.

(3) Cumhuriyet savcısının, sanık ve varsa müdafiinin dinlenmesinden sonra davaya katılma isteminin uygun olup olmadığına karar verilir.

(4) (Mülga: 18/6/2014 - 6545/103 md.)

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

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