Continuous Crimes
Crimes in which the act defined in the legal definition continues to be committed are called continuous crimes. In these crimes,
there is continuous movement. As long as the movement continues, the crime continues to be committed.
Regardless of whether the crime is an act crime or a result crime, the result remains unchanged. In situations where the result is sought in the legal definition,
the result will logically continue as long as the action continues. However, in criminal law,
there are different definitions as to whether the continuity in continuous crimes is the act, the result, or both. Some authors define continuous crime as one that does not end immediately, while others define it as crimes that continue after the act
has been committed and completed.
Still other authors define continuous crime as crimes that have been completed by the act and whose execution continues.
Some authors define crimes as those in which the act continues for a certain period of time, some define them as crimes in which the act and its consequences continue,
and some define them as crimes in which the unlawful situation continues.
Examples of continuous crimes include the crime of deprivation of liberty under Article 109 of the Turkish Penal Code, the crime of establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime under Article 220 of the Turkish Penal
Article 220 of the Turkish Penal Code on establishing an organization for the purpose of committing a crime,
Article 116 of the Turkish Penal Code on the crime of unauthorized entry and remaining there,
violation of the inviolability of the home, and the crime of using special signs and
inappropriate clothing. Although the basic form of the crime is not continuous, its qualified form
can be arranged to be continuous. For example, Article 142(3) of the Turkish Penal Code is of this nature.