Prosecution and crime
Article 173 and an objection to a non-prosecution decision
Article 173 of the Criminal Procedure Code governs the person harmed by the offence objecting, within the period in the official text counted from service of the decision that there is no room for prosecution, to the criminal judge of peace at the place of the heavy criminal court in the circuit of the prosecutor who gave the decision. The period is not turned into a number in this sentence. The service date is read from the paper.
An objection is not an automatic result that changes the decision itself. The petition is asked to set out the events and the evidence that could require a public case to be opened. Evidence is not uploaded to this site.
The criminal judge of peace is not memorised as the default desk of every objection. The circuit is read from the circuit of the prosecutor who gave the decision. A wrong authority does not repair the period on this page.
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 the objection the same thing as the non-prosecution decision?
No. The decision is the prosecutor’s way of closing. The objection is the harmed person’s application against that decision.
Is the authority chosen on this page?
No. The authority is read from the circuit of the prosecutor who gave the decision and from the official text.
Last legislation check: 2026-11-13. Av. Ayşenur Konar.