Prosecution and crime
Article 172 and a decision that there is no room for prosecution
Article 172 of the Criminal Procedure Code governs the public prosecutor deciding, at the end of the investigation, that there is no room for prosecution when evidence sufficient to open a public case was not obtained or prosecution is not possible. The decision is notified to the person harmed by the offence and to the suspect who was previously heard. The period and the authority of an objection are mentioned in this article’s sentence on objection. The length is not written on this page.
A decision that there is no room for prosecution is not an acquittal. It is one way the investigation stage closes. Insufficient evidence and the impossibility of prosecution are not written as the same reason.
Notification is not the decision itself. Notice to the person harmed and notice to the suspect who was heard are read separately. How an objection petition is built is the subject of the next article and of the existing article on objections.
On 14 November 2026 this article heading was read in the official consolidated text. The wording was not carried here.
This page does not replace the official text.
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Questions
Is this decision an acquittal?
No. An acquittal is the court’s judgment at the end of the trial. This decision is in the investigation stage.
Is the objection period written here?
It is not. The period and the authority are in the official text and in the notice on the decision.
Last legislation check: 2026-11-13. Av. Ayşenur Konar.