The Turkish Penal Code () is the
codification of Turkish criminal law. It took effect on 1 June 2005 and replaced the
Turkish Penal Code of 1926, which had until then been in effect. This in turn has become known as the "old penal code" in the rare decisions that still need to apply it.
History
With the assignment of the
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, a commission was established on 21 December 1999 for the preparation of the new penal code and drafted it in 2001. The draft was sent to the
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
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by the commission on 12 March 2003. The draft law began to be discussed in the parliament and on 26 September 2004, the new Turkish Penal Code was promulgated. It was published in the ''
Official Gazette
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'' on 12 October 2004 and entered into force on 1 June 2005.
See also
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Article 299 (Turkish Penal Code)
Article 299 of the Turkish Penal Code deems it illegal to "Insult the President of Turkey"''.'' A person who is sentenced for a violation of this article can be sentenced to a prison term between one and four years and if the violation was made i ...
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Article 301 (Turkish Penal Code)
Article 301 is an article of the Turkish Penal Code making it illegal to insult Turkey, the Turkish nation, Turkish government institutions, or Turkish national heroes such as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. It took effect on June 1, 2005, and was intr ...
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Article 312 (Turkish Penal Code)
Article 312 was a controversial article of the Turkish Penal Code relating to inciting racial or religious hatred encouraging people to disobey the law. It has been used to prosecute journalists for writing about Kurdish issues. Dr. Racho Donef, Ju ...
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Law on crimes committed against Atatürk
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Anti-Terror Law of Turkey
References
External links
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Legislation mevzuat.gov.tr
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Criminal codes
Turkish criminal law