Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye

Article 10: X. Equality before the law

PART ONE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Everyone is equal before the law without distinction as to language, race, colour, sex, political opinion, philosophical belief, religion and sect, or any such grounds.

Added paragraph: 7/5/2004, Law No. 5170, Art. 1 Men and women have equal rights. The State has the obligation to ensure that this equality exists in practice. Added sentence: 7/5/2010, Law No. 5982, Art. 1 Measures taken for this purpose shall not be interpreted as contrary to the principle of equality.

Added paragraph: 7/5/2010, Law No. 5982, Art. 1 Measures to be taken for children, the elderly, disabled persons, widows and orphans of martyrs of war and of duty, as well as for the invalid and veterans, shall not be considered as violating the principle of equality.

No privilege shall be granted to any individual, family, group or class.

State organs and administrative authorities are obliged to act in compliance with the principle of equality before the law in all their proceedings (…).

Original Turkish text

MADDE 10 · X. Kanun önünde eşitlik

Herkes, dil, ırk, renk, cinsiyet, siyasi düşünce, felsefi inanç, din, mezhep ve benzeri sebeplerle ayırım gözetilmeksizin kanun önünde eşittir.

(Ek fıkra: 7/5/2004-5170/1 md.) Kadınlar ve erkekler eşit haklara sahiptir. Devlet, bu eşitliğin yaşama geçmesini sağlamakla yükümlüdür. (Ek cümle: 7/5/2010-5982/1 md.) Bu maksatla alınacak tedbirler eşitlik ilkesine aykırı olarak yorumlanamaz.

(Ek fıkra: 7/5/2010-5982/1 md.) Çocuklar, yaşlılar, özürlüler, harp ve vazife şehitlerinin dul ve yetimleri ile malul ve gaziler için alınacak tedbirler eşitlik ilkesine aykırı sayılmaz.

Hiçbir kişiye, aileye, zümreye veya sınıfa imtiyaz tanınamaz.

Devlet organları ve idare makamları bütün işlemlerinde (…) kanun önünde eşitlik ilkesine uygun olarak hareket etmek zorundadırlar.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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