Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye

Article 58: A. Protection of youth

PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES › Chapter Three: Social and Economic Rights and Duties

The State shall take measures to ensure the training and development of youth, into whose keeping our independence and our Republic are entrusted, in the light of positive science, in line with the principles and reforms of Atatürk, and in opposition to ideas aiming at the destruction of the indivisible integrity of the State with its territory and nation.

The State shall take the necessary measures to protect youth from addiction to alcohol, drugs, crime, gambling and similar vices, and from ignorance.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 58 · A. Gençliğin korunması

Devlet, istiklal ve Cumhuriyetimizin emanet edildiği gençlerin müsbet ilmin ışığında, Atatürk ilke ve inkılapları doğrultusunda ve Devletin ülkesi ve milletiyle bölünmez bütünlüğünü ortadan kaldırmayı amaç edinen görüşlere karşı yetişme ve gelişmelerini sağlayıcı tedbirleri alır.

Devlet, gençleri alkol düşkünlüğünden, uyuşturucu maddelerden, suçluluk, kumar ve benzeri kötü alışkanlıklardan ve cehaletten korumak için gerekli tedbirleri alır.

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

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