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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 300: Procedure at the hearing

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

(1) Before the hearing, the report prepared by the assigned member or by the rapporteur judge shall be explained to the members. The members shall also personally examine the file. After these steps have been completed, the hearing shall be opened.

(2) At the hearing, the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Court of Cassation, or the public prosecutor of the Court of Cassation whom he assigns in his place, the defendant, defence counsel, the intervening party and the representative shall present their claims and defences. The party that requested the appeal on points of law shall be given the floor first. In any event, the defendant shall have the last word.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 300 · Duruşmada usul

(1) Duruşmadan önce görevlendirilen üye veya tetkik hâkimi tarafından hazırlanan rapor üyelere açıklanır. Üyeler, ayrıca bizzat dosyayı incelerler. Bu hususlar gerçekleştikten sonra duruşma açılır.

(2) Duruşmada Yargıtay Cumhuriyet Başsavcısı veya yerine görevlendirdiği Yargıtay Cumhuriyet savcısı, sanık, müdafii, katılan ve vekili iddia ve savunmalarını açıklar. Temyizi istemiş olan tarafa önce söz verilir. Her hâlde son söz sanığındır.

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

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