Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Code of Criminal Procedure

Article 97: Arrest report

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

(1) The arrest shall be recorded in a report. The report shall clearly state for which offence, under which circumstances, at which place and time the arrested person was arrested, who carried out the arrest, by which law enforcement officer it was recorded, and that his or her rights were fully explained.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 97 · Yakalama tutanağı

(1) Yakalama işlemi bir tutanağa bağlanır. Bu tutanağa yakalananın, hangi suç nedeniyle, hangi koşullarda, hangi yer ve zamanda yakalandığı, yakalamayı kimlerin yaptığı, hangi kolluk mensubunca tespit edildiği, haklarının tam olarak anlatıldığı açıkça yazılır.

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

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