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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 245: Warning to an absent person

Book Five: Special Trial Procedures › Part One: Trial of Absent and Fugitive Persons, Representation of Legal Persons in Investigation and Prosecution, Procedure Relating to Certain Offences › Chapter One: Trial of Absent Persons

(1) An absent person whose address is unknown shall be warned, by an appropriate means of communication, to appear before the court or to notify his address.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 245 · Gaibe ihtar

(1) Adresi bilinmeyen gaibe, mahkeme önüne gelmesi veya adresini bildirmesi hususları uygun bir iletişim aracıyla ihtar edilir.

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

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