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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 314: Grounds for reopening of the proceedings against the accused or the convict

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

(1) A case that has been concluded by a final judgment shall be heard again by way of reopening of the proceedings against the accused or the convict in the following cases:

a) If it is found that a document put forward at the hearing in favour of the accused or the convict and affecting the judgment was forged.

b) If one of the judges who participated in the judgment committed a fault in favour of the accused or the convict in the performance of his or her duties, of such a nature as to warrant criminal prosecution or conviction with a penalty against that judge.

c) If, after being acquitted, the accused has made a credible confession before a judge in relation to the offence.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 314 · Sanık veya hükümlünün aleyhine yargılamanın yenilenmesi nedenleri

(1) Kesinleşen bir hükümle sonuçlanmış olan bir dava aşağıda yazılı hâllerde sanık veya hükümlünün aleyhine olarak yargılamanın yenilenmesi yolu ile tekrar görülür:

a) Duruşmada sanığın veya hükümlünün lehine ileri sürülen ve hükme etkili olan bir belgenin sahteliği anlaşılırsa.

b) Hükme katılmış olan hâkimlerden biri, aleyhine ceza kovuşturmasını veya bir ceza ile mahkûmiyetini gerektirecek nitelikte olarak görevlerini yapmada sanık veya hükümlü lehine kusur etmiş ise.

c) Sanık beraat ettikten sonra suçla ilgili olarak hâkim önünde güvenilebilir nitelikte ikrarda bulunmuşsa.

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

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