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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 277: Service of and response to the request for appeal

Book Six: Legal Remedies › Part Two: Ordinary Legal Remedies › Chapter Two: Appeal (istinaf)

(1) A copy of the appeal petition, or of the minutes relating to the declaration, that has not been rejected by the court that rendered the judgment pursuant to Article 276 shall be served on the opposing party. The opposing party may submit its response in writing within two weeks from the date of service.

(2) If the opposing party is the defendant, he may also submit his response by a declaration made to the court clerk to be recorded in minutes. After the response has been submitted or the time limit set for it has expired, the case file shall be sent to the regional court of appeal.

(3) The provisions of Articles 262 and 263 are reserved.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 277 · İstinaf isteminin tebliği ve cevabı

(1) 276 ncı maddeye göre hükmü veren mahkemece reddedilmeyen istinaf dilekçesi veya beyana ilişkin tutanağın bir örneği karşı tarafa tebliğ olunur. Karşı taraf, tebliğ tarihinden itibaren iki hafta içinde yazılı olarak cevabını verebilir. 116

(2) Karşı taraf sanık ise, bir tutanağa bağlanmak üzere zabıt kâtibine yapılacak bir beyanla da cevabını verebilir. Cevap verildikten veya bunun için belirli süre bittikten sonra dava dosyası, bölge adliye mahkemesine gönderilir.

(3) 262 ve 263 üncü madde hükümleri saklıdır.

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

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