Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
3MBH249Criminal Procedure3+0+03522.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Court Office Services
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Criminal procedure law encompasses the rules governing how investigations and prosecutions are conducted when suspicion arises that a criminal offence has been committed, as well as how abstract rules of criminal law are applied to concrete cases. The methods used to determine whether a person has committed the alleged offence and, where the commission of the offence is established, to determine the appropriate sentence, together with the rights and obligations of the parties to criminal proceedings, such as suspects, defendants, and victims, constitute the subject matter of this branch of law. The Criminal Procedure Law course primarily aims to provide students with an understanding of Turkish criminal procedure law, while also addressing the European Convention on Human Rights and comparative law in relation to the relevant topics.
Course Content This course covers the following topics: general information on Criminal Procedure Law; the purpose of criminal procedure; fundamental principles of criminal procedure; the structure of criminal procedure; subjects of criminal procedure: the public prosecutor and judicial law enforcement officers; subjects of criminal procedure: the suspect, accused, defence counsel, judicial authority, and judge; rules of criminal procedure; law of evidence and evidence: general principles; law of evidence: witnesses, expert witnesses, and documentary evidence; criminal procedural acts; conditions of criminal procedure: general principles; conditions of criminal procedure: complaints and other conditions; morphological principles and the course of criminal proceedings; preliminary investigations; the investigation phase: taking statements, crime-scene examination, reconstruction, identification procedures, and physical examination; investigative acts during the investigation phase; preliminary investigations: preventive searches, stop and detention procedures, and preventive apprehension; protective measures: general theory, apprehension, detention, and judicial control; other protective measures I; other protective measures II; final decision phase I; final decision phase II; legal remedies; ordinary legal remedies I; ordinary legal remedies II; objection I; appeal before the regional appellate court; appeal on points of law I; appeal on points of law II; extraordinary legal remedies I; and extraordinary legal remedies II.
Course Methods and Techniques Teaching methods include lectures, question-and-answer sessions, discussions, practical exercises, and design techniques.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator Instructor MELİHA TOPRAKÇI
Name of Lecturers Instructor MELİHA TOPRAKÇI
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Execution Law - Doğan Soyaslan
Lecture Notes
Cumhur Şahin – Neslihan Göktürk / Ceza Muhakemesi Hukuku

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %0
Engineering %0
Engineering Design %0
Social Sciences %0
Education %0
Science %0
Health %0
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 4 56
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 6 84
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4,5 142

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Students will learn the general structure of criminal procedure.
2 Students will be able to define the concept of criminal procedure and identify its purpose.
3 Students will be able to explain the application of criminal procedure rules in terms of time and place.
4 Students will be able to identify the judicial function and judicial authorities.
5 Students will be able to explain the systems of criminal procedure.
6 Students will be able to define the conditions of criminal procedure.
7 Students will be able to define the concept of jurisdiction.
8 Students will be able to define and explain criminal procedural acts.
9 Students will be able to explain the types of evidence.
10 Students will be able to identify the conditions for the application of protective measures.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 General Information on Criminal Procedure Law Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
2 The Purpose of Criminal Procedure, Fundamental Principles of Criminal Procedure, and the Structure of Criminal Procedure Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
3 Subjects of Criminal Procedure Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
4 Criminal Procedure Rules, Law of Evidence and Evidence: General Information Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
5 Law of Evidence: Witnesses, Expert Witnesses, and Documentary Evidence Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
6 Criminal Procedure Acts and Conditions of Criminal Procedure Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
7 Investigation Phase: Taking Statements, Crime Scene Examination, Reconstruction, Identification, and Physical Examination Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
8 Midterm Exam
9 Preventive Search, Stop, and Preventive Apprehension Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
10 Protective Measures Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
11 Pre-Trial Detention and Judicial Control Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
12 Decision Phase Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
13 Ordinary Legal Remedies Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
14 Extraordinary Legal Remedies Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.
15 Law of Execution of Criminal Sentences Students should read the relevant section of the handbook and research the relevant topic online.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7
C1 4
C2 4 4
C3 3
C4 4
C5 4
C6 3 5
C7 5
C8 4
C9 4
C10 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant