The Crime of Attempting to Influence a Judicial Official, Expert or Witness and the Role of Social Media in Committing the Crime

Emre Demirtaş

Makale detayları

The Crime of Attempting to Influence a Judicial Official, Expert or Witness and the Role of Social Media in Committing the Crime

Yazarlar:

Emre Demirtaş

Yayıncı:

Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ceza Hukuku

Dergi:

Balıkesir Üniversitesi Hukuk Dergisi Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.102-125

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001343711

pISSN:

3061-9858

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Özet:

 Ensuring a fair trial is entirely possible by protecting the judicial activity from extra-legal interventions. Article 277 of the Turkish Criminal Code No. 5237, which was drafted for this purpose, penalizes the attempt to influence a number of subjects involved in the judicial process in order to protect and establish a fair trial. The aforementioned offense is one of the most important provisions of the Turkish Criminal Code with its pros and cons. It directly touches upon the principle of judicial independence and impartiality and serves the universal principle of the rule of law. With the crime, it is tried to prevent those who play an active role in the judiciary, experts and witnesses from being subjected to domination or favoritism. Due to the importance of this, the legislator includes the typical acts that take place in all judicial branches that meet certain conditions in Article 277 of the TPC. Thus, Article 277 of the TPC is the legal guarantee of the right to a fair trial, the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, the trust between the citizen and the state, and the judicial subjects. Within the scope of the study, Article 277 of the TPC By evaluating the provision, issues such as what should be understood from the concept of performing a judicial duty, the elements of the crime, the amendments made by the legislator, the special forms of the crime, the legal value protected and the role of social media in the commission of the crime are examined through various opinions in the doctrine.

 Ensuring a fair trial is entirely possible by protecting the judicial activity from extra-legal interventions. Article 277 of the Turkish Criminal Code No. 5237, which was drafted for this purpose, penalizes the attempt to influence a number of subjects involved in the judicial process in order to protect and establish a fair trial. The aforementioned offense is one of the most important provisions of the Turkish Criminal Code with its pros and cons. It directly touches upon the principle of judicial independence and impartiality and serves the universal principle of the rule of law. With the crime, it is tried to prevent those who play an active role in the judiciary, experts and witnesses from being subjected to domination or favoritism. Due to the importance of this, the legislator includes the typical acts that take place in all judicial branches that meet certain conditions in Article 277 of the TPC. Thus, Article 277 of the TPC is the legal guarantee of the right to a fair trial, the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, the trust between the citizen and the state, and the judicial subjects. Within the scope of the study, Article 277 of the TPC By evaluating the provision, issues such as what should be understood from the concept of performing a judicial duty, the elements of the crime, the amendments made by the legislator, the special forms of the crime, the legal value protected and the role of social media in the commission of the crime are examined through various opinions in the doctrine.

 Ensuring a fair trial is entirely possible by protecting the judicial activity from extra-legal interventions. Article 277 of the Turkish Criminal Code No. 5237, which was drafted for this purpose, penalizes the attempt to influence a number of subjects involved in the judicial process in order to protect and establish a fair trial. The aforementioned offense is one of the most important provisions of the Turkish Criminal Code with its pros and cons. It directly touches upon the principle of judicial independence and impartiality and serves the universal principle of the rule of law. With the crime, it is tried to prevent those who play an active role in the judiciary, experts and witnesses from being subjected to domination or favoritism. Due to the importance of this, the legislator includes the typical acts that take place in all judicial branches that meet certain conditions in Article 277 of the TPC. Thus, Article 277 of the TPC is the legal guarantee of the right to a fair trial, the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, the trust between the citizen and the state, and the judicial subjects. Within the scope of the study, Article 277 of the TPC By evaluating the provision, issues such as what should be understood from the concept of performing a judicial duty, the elements of the crime, the amendments made by the legislator, the special forms of the crime, the legal value protected and the role of social media in the commission of the crime are examined through various opinions in the doctrine.

 Adil yargılanmanın sağlanması bütünüyle yargı faaliyetinin hukuk dışı müdahalelerden korunmasıyla mümkündür. Bu amaç doğrultusunda tanzim edilen 5237 sayılı Türk Ceza Kanununun 277.maddesi, adil yargılamayı korumak ve tesis etmek üzere yargılamada rol alan bir takım süjelerin etki altına alınma teşebbüsünü cezalandırmaktadır. Mezkûr suç, eksileri ve artılarıyla Türk Ceza Kanununun en önemli düzenlemelerinden biridir. Öyle ki doğrudan yargı bağımsızlığı ve tarafsızlığı ilkesine temas etmekte ve evrensel bir prensip olan hukuk devletine hizmet etmektedir. Suç ile yargılamada aktif rol oynayan yapı görevi yapanların, bilirkişilerin ve tanıkların tahakküm veya iltimasa maruz kalmalarının önüne geçilmeye çalışılmaktadır. Bunun önemine binaen kanun koyucu, belirli şartları taşıyan tüm yargı kollarında gerçekleşen tipik eylemleri TCK m.277ye dâhil etmektedir. Böylece TCK m.277 adil yargılanma hakkının, yargı bağımsızlığı ve tarafsızlığının, vatandaş-devlet arasındaki güvenin, ve sayılan yargı süjelerinin kanuni güvencesi niteliğindedir. Çalışma kapsamında TCK m.277 hükmü değerlendirilerek yargı görevi yapan kavramından ne anlaşılması gerektiği, suçun unsurları, kanun koyucu tarafından yapılan değişiklikler, suçun özel görünüş şekilleri, korunan hukuki değer ve suçun işlenmesinde sosyal medyanın rolü gibi konular öğretideki çeşitli görüşler üzerinden incelenmiştir.

Makale detayları

The Crime of Attempting to Influence a Judicial Official, Expert or Witness and the Role of Social Media in Committing the Crime

Yazarlar:

Emre Demirtaş

Yayıncı:

Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ceza Hukuku

Dergi:

Balıkesir Üniversitesi Hukuk Dergisi Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.102-125

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001343711

pISSN:

3061-9858

Influencing a Judicial Official

Social Media

Right to a Fair Trial

Influencing an Expert

Influencing a Witness.Yargı Görevi Yapanı Etkileme

Sosyal Medya

Adil Yargılanma Hakkı

Bilirkişiyi Etkileme

Tanığı Etkileme

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Emre Demirtaş

Yayıncı: Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar: Ceza Hukuku

Dergi: Balıkesir Üniversitesi Hukuk Dergisi Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.102-125

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001343711

pISSN: 3061-9858

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Emre Demirtaş

Yayıncı:

Balıkesir University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ceza Hukuku

Dergi:

Balıkesir Üniversitesi Hukuk Dergisi Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.102-125

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001343711

pISSN:

3061-9858