Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 6: Case in which a decision of lack of jurisdiction may not be rendered

Part One: Scope, Definitions, Subject-Matter Jurisdiction and Territorial Jurisdiction › Chapter Two: Subject-matter jurisdiction

Amended: 6/12/2006, Law No. 5560, Art. 16

(1) At the main hearing, a decision of lack of jurisdiction may not be rendered and the file sent to a lower court on the ground that the legal characterisation of the offence has changed.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 6 · Görevsizlik kararı verilemeyecek hâl

(Değişik: 6/12/2006 – 5560/16 md.)

(1) Duruşmada suçun hukukî niteliğinin değiştiğinden bahisle görevsizlik kararı verilerek dosya alt dereceli mahkemeye gönderilemez.

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

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