Suspension of Imprisonment and Retroactive Application of Laws
Introduction: What is Suspension of Imprisonment? Suspension of imprisonment is an important institution in our criminal law that is provided in favor of the defendant. According to the Turkish Penal Code, under certain conditions... Read More
The Crime of Failing to Report the Whereabouts of a Convicted Person
1. Introduction The crime of "failure to report detainees, convicts, or evidence of crime" as defined in the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) violates the public authority's right to access information in judicial processes... Read More
What is Probation? Who can benefit from it and how long does it last?
Introduction Probation is an important penal institution developed within the criminal justice system to reintegrate offenders into society and prevent them from re-offending. In Turkish criminal law... Read More
Legal Consequences of Going to Prison in Place of Someone Else
Correctional institutions are one of the most important parts of the justice system. The service of sentences by convicts or detainees serves both to maintain social order and to reintegrate the offender into society... Read More
Threat to Public Order: The Crime of Smuggling Prohibited Items into Prison
Correctional institutions and detention centers are important institutions both for public safety and for the reintegration of convicts and detainees into society. Security in these institutions... Read More
What is Probation?
Introduction: Probation is an important penal institution and alternative sanction system in Turkish Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law. It allows convicts to be released from penal institutions... Read More
What is a Suspension of Sentence?
Introduction Article 51 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) regulates the postponement of punishment, the waiver of the execution (fulfillment) of a prison sentence imposed under certain conditions, and the release of the convict... Read More
What is a Security Deposit (Bail)?
Introduction In criminal procedural law, one of the practices used to mitigate the restriction of freedom of a suspect or defendant as an alternative to detention is the payment of a security deposit, which is widespread... Read More
Protective Measures in Criminal Procedure
Introduction In criminal procedural law, certain temporary measures are used to ensure the achievement of the purpose of the trial, to prevent the destruction of evidence, or to prevent the suspect or defendant from escaping... Read More
What is an Electronic Ankle Monitor?
What is an Electronic Ankle Bracelet? Definition and Legal Nature of Electronic Ankle Bracelets. Electronic ankle bracelets are a modern form of surveillance that is beginning to replace classic surveillance methods in the fight against crime... Read More