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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 37: Methods of service

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

(1) Service of documents shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions set out in the relevant law, without prejudice to the special provisions set out in this Code.

(2) Where international treaties accept that written documents be sent directly by post or by other means of communication, service abroad shall be effected by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt or by other means of communication.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 37 · Tebligat usulleri

(1) Tebligat, bu Kanunda belirtilen özel hükümler saklı kalmak koşuluyla, ilgili kanunda belirtilen hükümlere göre yapılır.

(2) Uluslararası andlaşmalar, yazılı belgelerin doğrudan doğruya postayla veya diğer iletişim araçlarıyla gönderilmesini kabul ettiğinde; yurt dışına yapılan tebligat, iadeli taahhütlü posta veya diğer iletişim araçları ile gerçekleştirilir.

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

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