Purpose of the Turkish Penal Code is clearly listed in the first article of the law. Article 1 of the Turkish Penal Code does not define any...
Aggravated Breach of Trust Arising from a Service Relationship: Penalty, Complaint Period and Defence
The person working in a workplace not delivering the money he collected from the customer to the company, not returning the company vehicle ...
The Offence of Insult, Its Penalty and Complaint Period: 2026 Guide
The offence of insult is one of the disputes most frequently brought to the prosecutor’s office in Turkey. An argument with neighbors,...
The Offence of Intentional Injury: Guide to TPC Articles 86–87
A traffic argument, a neighbor fight, a fight at work or a family incident often leads to the same thing:crime of intentional injury and the...
Compensation for Unlawful Pre-Trial Detention: Conditions, Time Limits and Court Proceedings
You were taken into custody, perhaps spent months in prison — then you were either acquitted or ruled not to prosecute. Lost time, work, and...
Removal of the Police Reporting Requirement: Legal Remedies Against a Judicial Control Measure
Many people against whom there is an investigation or lawsuit have to go to the nearest police station and sign on certain days of the week....
House Arrest and Electronic Monitoring: Duration, Breach and Revocation
Arrest is no longer the only option in criminal investigations. Instead of completely restricting the freedom of the suspect or defendant un...
Conditions for Pre-Trial Detention: Strong Suspicion, Grounds and Proportionality
Arrest is the most severe measure of criminal procedure: it means the deprivation of freedom of a person who has not yet been sentenced. Pre...