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Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law No. 2004

Article 354: Lapse of the action and the penalty, and cases in which no penalty may be imposed

Where, among the offences set out in this Chapter of the Law, those the prosecution of which is subject to a complaint are concerned, if the complainant waives the complaint or if it is established that the debt has been discharged, the action and the penalty together with all of its consequences shall lapse.

Repealed second paragraph: 17/7/2003, Law No. 4949, Art. 103

Added paragraph: 31/5/2005, Law No. 5358, Art. 22 A decision of the enforcement court on coercive or disciplinary imprisonment rendered under the provisions of this Chapter shall not be executed after two years have elapsed from the date on which it became final.

Added paragraph: 31/3/2011, Law No. 6217, Art. 6 Except for proceedings relating to maintenance claims, the disciplinary and coercive imprisonment provided for in this Law shall not be applied in proceedings where the amount of the claim is below the highest monthly gross minimum wage determined each year by the Minimum Wage Determination Commission.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Special provisions

Procedure for deductions from salaries and wages:

Original Turkish text

MADDE 354 · Davanın ve cezanın düşmesi ile ceza verilemeyecek hâller

Kanunun bu babında yazılı suçlardan takibi şikayete bağlı olanların müştekisi feragat eder veya borcun itfa edildiği sabit olursa dava ve bütün neticeleriyle beraber ceza düşer.

(Mülga ikinci fıkra: 17/7/2003-4949/103 md.)

(Ek fıkra: 31/5/2005-5358/22 md.) İcra mahkemesinin bu Bap hükümlerine göre verdiği tazyik veya disiplin hapsine ilişkin karar, kesinleştiği tarihten itibaren iki yıl geçtikten sonra yerine getirilmez.

(Ek fıkra: 31/3/2011-6217/6 md.) Nafaka alacaklarına ilişkin takipler hariç, alacak miktarı Asgari Ücret Tespit Komisyonu tarafından her yıl belirlenen aylık en yüksek brüt asgari ücret tutarının altında kalan takiplerde bu Kanunda öngörülen disiplin ve tazyik hapsi uygulanmaz.

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

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