Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 83: Judicial inspection

Part Three: Testimony, Expert Examination and Inspection › Chapter Three: Placement under Observation, Physical Examination, Judicial Inspection and Autopsy

(1) A judicial inspection shall be carried out by the judge or the court or a commissioned judge or the requested judge or court, and, in cases where delay would be prejudicial, by the public prosecutor.

(2) The minutes of the judicial inspection shall record the existing situation and also the absence of evidence which, given the particular nature of the incident, was expected to exist but could not be obtained.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 83 · Keşif

(1) Keşif, hâkim veya mahkeme veya naip hâkim ya da istinabe olunan hâkim veya mahkeme ile gecikmesinde sakınca bulunan hâllerde Cumhuriyet savcısı tarafından yapılır.

(2) Keşif tutanağına, var olan durum ile olayın özel niteliğine göre varlığı umulup da elde edilemeyen delillerin yokluğu da yazılır.

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

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