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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 313: Circumstances not precluding reopening of the proceedings

Book Six: Legal Remedies › Part Three: Extraordinary Legal Remedies › Chapter Three: Reopening of the Proceedings

(1) The fact that the judgment has been executed or that the convict has died shall not preclude a request for reopening of the proceedings.

(2) The spouse, ascendants, descendants and siblings of the deceased may request reopening of the proceedings.

(3) In the absence of the persons listed in paragraph 2, the Minister of Justice may also request reopening of the proceedings.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 313 · Yargılamanın yenilenmesine engel olmayan hâller

(1) Hükmün infaz edilmiş olması veya hükümlünün ölümü, yargılamanın yenilenmesi istemine engel olmaz.

(2) Ölenin eşi, üstsoyu, altsoyu, kardeşleri yargılamanın yenilenmesi isteminde bulunabilirler.

(3) İkinci fıkrada sayılan kişilerin yokluğu hâlinde, Adalet Bakanı da yargılamanın yenilenmesi isteminde bulunabilir.

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

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