Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Law on Misdemeanours

Article 2: Definition

Part One: General Provisions › Chapter One: Purpose and Scope, Definition, Principle of Legality and Scope of Application of the Law

(1) The term misdemeanour means an unlawful act in response to which the law provides for the application of an administrative sanction.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 2 · Tanım

(1) Kabahat deyiminden; kanunun, karşılığında idarî yaptırım uygulanmasını öngördüğü haksızlık anlaşılır.

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

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