Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 39: Calculation of time limits

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

(1) Time limits determined in days shall begin to run on the day following the day on which service was effected.

(2) Where the time limit is determined in weeks, it shall expire at the end of working hours on the day of the last week corresponding by name to the day on which service was effected.

(3) Where the time limit is determined in months, it shall expire at the end of working hours on the day of the last month corresponding by number to the day on which service was effected. If there is no day corresponding by number in the month in which it ends, the time limit shall expire at the end of working hours on the last day of the month.

(4) If the last day falls on a holiday, the time limit shall expire on the day following the holiday.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 39 · Sürelerin hesaplanması

(1) Gün ile belirlenen süreler, tebligatın yapıldığının ertesi günü işlemeye başlar.

(2) Süre, hafta olarak belirlenmiş ise, tebligatın yapıldığı günün, son haftada isim itibarıyla karşılığı olan günün mesai saati bitiminde sona erer.

(3) Süre, ay olarak belirlenmiş ise tebligatın yapıldığı günün, son ayda sayı itibarıyla karşılığı olan günün mesai saati bitiminde sona erer. Son bulduğu ayda sayı itibarıyla karşılığı olan gün yoksa; süre, ayın son günü mesai saati bitiminde sona erer.

(4) Son gün bir tatile rastlarsa süre, tatilin ertesi günü biter.

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

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