Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Law on Misdemeanours

Article 3: Nature as a general law

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

Amended: 6/12/2006, Law No. 5560, Art. 31

(1) The following provisions of this Law;

a) the provisions concerning legal remedies against administrative sanction decisions, where there is no provision to the contrary in other laws,

b) the other general provisions, in respect of all acts requiring the sanction of an administrative fine or forfeiture (transfer of ownership to the public),

shall apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 3 · Genel kanun niteliği

(Değişik: 6/12/2006-5560/31 md.)

(1) Bu Kanunun;

a) İdarî yaptırım kararlarına karşı kanun yoluna ilişkin hükümleri, diğer kanunlarda aksine hüküm bulunmaması halinde,

b) Diğer genel hükümleri, idarî para cezası veya mülkiyetin kamuya geçirilmesi yaptırımını gerektiren bütün fiiller hakkında,

uygulanır.

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

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