Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 36: Procedure for service and correspondence

Part Two: Decisions, Their Pronouncement and Service, Time Limits and Restitution › Chapter One: Decisions, Their Pronouncement and Service

(1) The presiding judge of the court or the judge shall carry out all kinds of service of documents and the correspondence with all natural persons or legal persons of private law or with public institutions and organisations.

(2) Decisions to be executed shall be delivered to the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 36 · Tebligat ve yazışma usulü

(1) Mahkeme başkanı veya hâkim, her türlü tebligatı, tüm gerçek veya özel hukuk tüzel kişileri veya kamu kurum ve kuruluşları ile ilgili yazışmaları yapar.

(2) İnfaz edilecek kararlar, Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığına verilir.

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

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