What it means for you
It is built on intent: what a person knew and meant to do, not simply what happened around them. That principle is why two people caught up in the same investigation can end up in very different positions.
Commonly confused with
Not the Code of Criminal Procedure. TCK says what is a crime and what the sentence is; the CMK governs custody, statements, detention and the trial itself.
Where you meet this word
In the article numbers on an indictment, and in any summons that names an offence.
Statute: Turkish Criminal Code (TCK) No. 5237
How we help with this: Criminal Defense
