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Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 85: Scene identification

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

Amended: 25/5/2005, Law No. 5353, Art. 6

(1) The public prosecutor may have a suspect who has made statements regarding the offence attributed to him carry out a scene identification (pointing out the locations). Where offences falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 250 are concerned, the head of the judicial law enforcement unit shall also be authorised to have a scene identification carried out.

(2) Provided that it does not delay the investigation, defence counsel may also be present during the scene identification.

(3) The scene identification shall be recorded in minutes in accordance with Article 169.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 85 · Yer gösterme

(Değişik: 25/5/2005 – 5353/6 md.)

(1) Cumhuriyet savcısı, kendisine yüklenen suç hakkında açıklamada bulunmuş olan şüpheliye yer gösterme işlemi yaptırabilir. 250 nci maddenin birinci fıkrası kapsamına giren suçlar söz konusu olduğunda, adli kolluk amiri de yer gösterme işlemi yaptırmaya yetkilidir.

(2) Soruşturmayı geciktirmemek kaydıyla, müdafi de yer gösterme işlemi sırasında hazır bulunabilir.

(3) Yer gösterme işlemi, 169 uncu maddeye uygun olarak tutanağa bağlanır.

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

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