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According to the Turkish Penal Code Article 8, whether foreigners or citizens commit a crime in Turkey, the perpetrator gets punishment. What does “to commit a crime in Turkey” mean? It means that criminal action has (partly) taken in Turkey. The criminal law proceeding is also known as the territoriality system.
Sometimes foreigner commits a crime in other countries which, requires jurisdiction in Turkey. There are two main two proceeding types:
The offense types are entitled to the Turkish Supreme Court. The Supreme Court asks for some preconditions which fulfill action to proceed on the court:
If the victim is not Turkish and the act happened not on the Turkish border, Turkey still can judge the perpetrator or suspect
within the following conditions:
Turkey also has authorization if the Minister of Justice files a proceeding against the following crimes:
According to Article 19 of the Turkish Panel Code, the punishment of these actions (listed above) cannot be more than the penalty that is entitled to the country that crime happens. However, if the offense has an intention to hurt persons, Turkey can determine the outcome of legal penalties.
Up to Article 14 of the Turkish Panel Code, under the provisions of law and jurisdiction in crimes committed in foreign countries should be investigated and prosecuted in Turkey is determined as follows:
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