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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 259: Confiscation of property that is not the subject of an offence

Book Five: Special Trial Procedures › Part Two: Reconciliation and Confiscation › Chapter Two: Confiscation Procedure

(1) The confiscation of property that is not the subject of an offence but is merely subject to confiscation shall be decided by the criminal judgeship of peace without holding a hearing.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 259 · Suç konusu olmayan eşyanın müsaderesi

(1) Suç konusu olmayıp sadece müsadereye tâbi bulunan eşyanın müsaderesine sulh ceza hâkimi tarafından duruşma yapılmaksızın karar verilir.

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

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