COMPLAINT-RELATED OFFENCES IN THE TURKISH PENAL CODE
They are crimes in which it is sought for the victim of the crime or persons harmed by the crime to complain so that an investigation or prosecution can be made about a crime. Offences subject to prosecutionis clearly indicated in the TCK No. 5237 and in special laws.
In the case of crimes connected with the complaint, the following phrases are included in the article of the law;
- “... is judged on the complaint of the victim.”
- “... shall be punished upon complaint.”
- “... its investigation and prosecution depend on the complaint of the victim.”
What is particularly important to note here is that in the case of crimes connected with the complaint, the above statements must be included, while in the case of crimes that do not depend on the complaint, the follow-up depends on the complaint or there is no need for such sentences to be included.
Complaint period for offences subject to complaintis 6 months from when the victim learns the 'verb' and 'perpetrator'.
Follow-up in complaint-related crimes, after the complaint Do not give up the complaint, the decision of non-prosecution at the stage of investigation leads to the result of the dismissal of the public case at the stage of prosecution.
In the context of recent changes, we present the following list of complaint-related offences.
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