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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 299: Review with a hearing

Book Six: Legal Remedies › Part Two: Ordinary Legal Remedies › Chapter Three: Appeal on Points of Law

(1) In judgments concerning imprisonment of ten years or more, the Court of Cassation may, if it deems appropriate, conduct its review by way of a hearing. The defendant, the intervening party, defence counsel and the representative shall be notified of the hearing date. The defendant may be present at the hearing or may have himself represented by defence counsel.

(2) If the defendant is in pre-trial detention, he may not request to attend the hearing.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 299 · Duruşmalı inceleme

(1) On yıl veya daha fazla hapis cezasına ilişkin hükümlerde, Yargıtay, incelemelerini uygun görmesi halinde duruşma yoluyla yapabilir. Duruşma gününden sanığa, katılana, müdafi ve vekile haber verilir. Sanık, duruşmada hazır bulunabileceği gibi, kendisini bir müdafi ile de temsil ettirebilir.

(2) Sanık, tutuklu ise duruşmaya katılmak isteminde bulunamaz.

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

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