Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 8: Concept of connection

Part One: Scope, Definitions, Subject-Matter Jurisdiction and Territorial Jurisdiction › Chapter Three: Connected Actions

(1) Where a person is accused of more than one offence, or where there is more than one accused in an offence in whatever capacity, connection shall be deemed to exist.

(2) Acts of protecting the offender, destroying, concealing or altering evidence of the offence after the commission of the offence shall also be deemed connected offences.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 8 · Bağlantı kavramı

(1) Bir kişi, birden fazla suçtan sanık olur veya bir suçta her ne sıfatla olursa olsun birden fazla sanık bulunursa bağlantı var sayılır.

(2) Suçun işlenmesinden sonra suçluyu kayırma, suç delillerini yok etme, gizleme veya değiştirme fiilleri de bağlantılı suç sayılır.

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

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