{"id":150,"date":"2022-08-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/ceza-muhakemesi-kanununda-yapilan-son-degisiklikler\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T13:06:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:06:03","slug":"recent-amendments-code-criminal-procedure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/ceza-muhakemesi-kanununda-yapilan-son-degisiklikler\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pm\" data-utu-pm=\"1\">\n<p class=\"pm-giris\"><strong>Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure<\/strong> introduced various provisions on apprehension, judicial control and the objection procedure. Published in the Official Gazette dated 14 July 2021, <em>the \u201cLaw Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and Certain Laws\u201d<\/em> , a number of amendments were made to the Code of Criminal Procedure No. 5271. A significant number of the provisions of these amendments will enter into force as of 01.01.2022.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pm-ozet\" aria-label=\"In brief\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">In brief<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amendments were made to Code of Criminal Procedure No. 5271 by a law published in the Official Gazette of 14 July 2021; the article discusses some of these CMK amendments.<\/li>\n<li>The public prosecutor may order the release of a person who is apprehended outside working hours under an arrest warrant issued for taking a statement and who undertakes to appear on the specified date.<\/li>\n<li>Every two days spent under the obligation not to leave one's residence count as one day in the deduction from the sentence; the continuation of judicial control is reviewed at least once every four months.<\/li>\n<li>An upper limit has been introduced for the duration of judicial control; objections to detention and judicial control decisions of the criminal judgeship of peace are examined by the judge of the criminal court of first instance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"pm-not\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Currency note<\/p>\n<p>This article was prepared on the basis of the legislation and practice in force on the date of its publication. The entry-into-force dates of the provisions described in the article as entering into force in the future have passed; further amendments may have been made since then to the relevant articles and to the amount of the administrative fine. You are advised to consult a lawyer regarding the current position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<details class=\"pm-ic\" open>\n<summary>Contents<\/summary>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#genel-bakis\">Overview of the amendments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#taahhutle-serbest-birakma\">Release of an apprehended person upon an undertaking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ev-hapsi-mahsup\">Deduction of time spent under house arrest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#adli-kontrol-denetimi\">Review of judicial control every four months<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#adli-kontrol-ust-sinir\">Upper limit on the duration of judicial control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#itiraz-mercii\">Objection to detention and judicial control decisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sss\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#iletisim\">Consultation request<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n<section id=\"genel-bakis\">\n<h2>Overview of the Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure<\/h2>\n<p>For this reason, some of the amendments made are addressed below:<\/p>\n<p class=\"pm-tablo-baslik\" id=\"tablo-degisiklikler\">Amendments discussed in the article<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-tablo-kap\">\n<table class=\"pm-tablo\" aria-labelledby=\"tablo-degisiklikler\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Madde<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Amendment<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Date of application stated in the article<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>CMK m. 94<\/td>\n<td>Possibility of releasing an apprehended person if they give an undertaking<\/td>\n<td>14 Temmuz 2021\u2019den itibaren<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CMK m. 109\/6<\/td>\n<td>Possibility of deduction for judicial control applied in the form of house arrest<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CMK m. 110<\/td>\n<td>Review at 4-month intervals of the continuation of judicial control decisions<\/td>\n<td>01.01.2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CMK m. 110\/A<\/td>\n<td>Upper limit on time spent under judicial control<\/td>\n<td>01.01.2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CMK m. 268\/3-b<\/td>\n<td>Objections to decisions of criminal judgeships of peace to be made to criminal courts of first instance<\/td>\n<td>01.01.2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"taahhutle-serbest-birakma\">\n<h2>Release of an Apprehended Person upon an Undertaking<\/h2>\n<p>Article 94 of the CCP regulates the bringing of an apprehended person before the court. With the amendment, the following paragraph has been added to the article.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pm-kanun\">\n<p><em><strong>\u201c(3) The public prosecutor may order the release of a person who is apprehended outside working hours on an arrest warrant issued for the purpose of taking his statement and who undertakes to appear before the judicial authority on a specified date. This provision may be applied only once for each arrest warrant. A person who fails to fulfil his undertaking shall be subject to an administrative fine of one thousand Turkish lira imposed by the public prosecutor of the place where the arrest warrant was issued.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><cite>CCP, Art. 94 (added paragraph)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As of 14 July 2021, persons apprehended outside working hours may be released by decision of the public prosecutor if they undertake to appear before the judicial authority on a specified date. If the apprehended person fails to appear before the judicial authority on the specified date as undertaken, an administrative fine will be imposed on him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-not\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Purpose of the amendment<\/p>\n<p>The legislator thus aims to prevent persons apprehended at weekends, on holiday, at a hotel, or when entering or leaving the country, on an arrest warrant issued for the purpose of taking their statement, from being aggrieved by being taken to the police and from there to the courthouse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"ev-hapsi-mahsup\">\n<h2>Deduction of Time Spent under House Arrest from the Sentence<\/h2>\n<p>The following sentence has been added to paragraph 6 of Article 109, which regulates judicial control decisions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pm-kanun\">\n<p><strong><em>\u201cHowever, every two days spent under the obligation not to leave one\u2019s residence specified in subparagraph (j) shall be taken into account as one day in the deduction from the sentence.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><cite>CCP, Art. 109\/6 (added sentence)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thus, whereas before the amendment the time spent under house arrest could not be deducted if the person received a sentence, with this amendment the time spent under house arrest may be deducted at the rate of one day for every two days if the person receives a sentence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pm-ikili\">\n<div class=\"pm-kart\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">Before the amendment<\/p>\n<p>Time spent under house arrest cannot be deducted if the person is sentenced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pm-kart\">\n<p class=\"pm-etiket\">With the amendment<\/p>\n<p>Every two days spent under house arrest may be deducted as one day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"adli-kontrol-denetimi\">\n<h2>Review of Judicial Control Every Four Months<\/h2>\n<p>The obligations under judicial control decisions regulated in Article 110 of the CCP will now be reviewed at 4-month intervals, with a decision being made as to whether they should continue. Accordingly, just as with detention, the following paragraph has been added to the article concerning whether the continuation of the obligations under other judicial control measures is necessary:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pm-kanun\">\n<p><em><strong> \u201c(4) A decision on whether the continuation of the judicial control obligation of the suspect or accused is necessary shall be made at intervals of no more than four months, taking into account the provisions of Article 109, by the criminal judgeship of peace upon the request of the public prosecutor during the investigation stage, and by the court of its own motion during the prosecution stage.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><cite>CCP, Art. 110 (added paragraph)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This provision will be applied as of 01.01.2022.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"adli-kontrol-ust-sinir\">\n<h2>Upper Limit on the Duration of Judicial Control<\/h2>\n<p>The following article has been added after Article 110 of the CCP.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pm-kanun\">\n<p>\u201cPeriod to be spent under judicial control<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>ARTICLE 110\/A \u2013 (1) In matters not falling within the jurisdiction of the assize court, the period of judicial control shall be a maximum of two years. However, in compulsory circumstances, this period may be extended by a further year, with reasons given.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(2) In matters falling within the jurisdiction of the assize court, the period of judicial control shall be a maximum of three years. In compulsory circumstances, this period may be extended with reasons given; the extension may not exceed three years in total, or four years for offences defined in Chapters Four, Five, Six and Seven of Part Four of Book Two of the Turkish Criminal Code and offences falling within the scope of the Anti-Terror Law.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(3) The judicial control periods provided for in this article shall be applied at half the rate in respect of children.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><cite>CMK, m. 110\/A<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This provision will enter into force on 01.01.2022.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"itiraz-mercii\">\n<h2>Objection to Detention and Judicial Control Decisions<\/h2>\n<p>Subparagraph (b) of paragraph 3 of Article 268 of the CCP, entitled \u201cprocedure for objection and reviewing authorities\u201d, has been amended as follows:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pm-kanun\">\n<p><strong><em> \u201cb) The review of objections to decisions of the criminal judgeship of peace on detention and judicial control shall fall to the judge of the criminal court of first instance within whose judicial district it is located. Where the authorities competent to review the objection are different, the criminal judgeship of peace whose decision is objected to shall take the necessary measures to ensure that objections are reviewed without delay. Where the business of the criminal judgeship of peace is conducted by a judge of the criminal court of first instance, the power to review the objection shall lie with the presiding judge of the assize court.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><cite>CMK, m. 268\/3-b<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With this amendment, objections to decisions of the criminal judgeship of peace on detention and judicial control will now be made to the criminal courts of first instance. Thus, owing to complaints that objections to protective measures produced no results, the horizontal objection procedure has been abandoned and a vertical objection procedure has been introduced.<\/p>\n<p>The relevant provision will be applied as of 01.01.2022.<\/p>\n<p><em>For details, see:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resmigazete.gov.tr\/eskiler\/2021\/07\/20210714-8.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>https:\/\/www.resmigazete.gov.tr\/eskiler\/2021\/07\/20210714-8.htm<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"pm-dipnot\">Related page: <a href=\"https:\/\/utuhukuk.com\/en\/ankara-criminal-defence-lawyer\/\">Serious Crimes Lawyer in Ankara (Assize Court)<\/a> \u2014 investigation, pre-trial detention, assize court trials and legal remedies<\/p>\n<p class=\"pm-dipnot\">Related legislation: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mevzuat.gov.tr\/mevzuat?MevzuatNo=5271&amp;MevzuatTur=1&amp;MevzuatTertip=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code of Criminal Procedure No. 5271<\/a> (mevzuat.gov.tr)<\/p>\n<section id=\"sss\" class=\"pm-sss\">\n<h2>Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure: Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<details open>\n<summary>By which law were the 2021 CMK amendments made?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>The amendments were made by the &#8216;Law Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure and Certain Laws&#8217; published in the Official Gazette of 14 July 2021. According to the article, a significant part of them entered into force on 01.01.2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Can an apprehended person be released upon giving an undertaking?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Under the paragraph added to Article 94 of the CMK (Code of Criminal Procedure), the public prosecutor may order the release of a person who is apprehended outside working hours under an arrest warrant issued for taking their statement and who undertakes to appear before the judicial authority on the specified date. This provision applies only once for each arrest warrant; a person who fails to honour the undertaking is subject to an administrative fine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is time spent under house arrest deducted from the sentence?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Under the sentence added to paragraph 6 of Article 109 of the CMK, every two days spent under the obligation not to leave one's residence are taken into account as one day in the deduction from the sentence. According to the article, before the amendment this period could not be deducted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the maximum duration of judicial control?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>Under Article 110\/A of the CMK, in matters not falling within the jurisdiction of the assize court, the duration of judicial control is at most two years and may be extended by one year in compelling circumstances, with reasons given. In assize court matters the duration is at most three years; extensions may not exceed a total of three years, or four years for the offences listed in the article. These periods are applied at half the rate for children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which authority examines an objection to a detention decision of the criminal judgeship of peace?<\/summary>\n<div>\n<p>CMK 268\/3-b&#8217;de yap\u0131lan de\u011fi\u015fiklikle bu itirazlar\u0131n incelenmesi, sulh ceza h\u00e2kimli\u011finin yarg\u0131 \u00e7evresinde bulundu\u011fu asliye ceza mahkemesi h\u00e2kimine aittir. Sulh ceza h\u00e2kimli\u011fi i\u015fleri asliye ceza h\u00e2kimi taraf\u0131ndan g\u00f6r\u00fcl\u00fcyorsa yetki a\u011f\u0131r ceza mahkemesi ba\u015fkan\u0131na aittir. 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