Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye

Article 30: C. Protection of printing facilities

PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER TWO: Rights and Duties of the Individual

Amended: 7/5/2004, Law No. 5170, Art. 4

A printing house and its annexes, and press equipment, duly established as a press enterprise in accordance with law, shall not be seized, confiscated or barred from operation on the grounds of being an instrument of an offence.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 30 · C. Basın araçlarının korunması

(Değişik: 7/5/2004-5170/4 md.)

Kanuna uygun şekilde basın işletmesi olarak kurulan basımevi ve eklentileri ile basın araçları, suç aleti olduğu gerekçesiyle zapt ve müsadere edilemez veya işletilmekten alıkonulamaz.

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

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