Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 93: Transfer of arrested or detained persons

Part Four: Protective Measures › Chapter One: Arrest and Custody

(1) Persons who have been arrested or who are being transferred from one place to another following pre-trial detention may be handcuffed where there are indications that they will escape or that they pose a danger to the life or bodily integrity of themselves or of others.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 93 · Yakalanan veya tutuklanan kişilerin nakli

(1) Yakalanan veya tutuklanarak bir yerden diğer bir yere nakledilen kişilere, kaçacaklarına ya da kendisi veya başkalarının hayat ve beden bütünlükleri bakımından tehlike arz ettiğine ilişkin belirtilerin varlığı hâllerinde kelepçe takılabilir.

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

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