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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 10: Offences committed in the course of duty

Part One: Fundamental Principles, Definitions and Scope of Application › Chapter Two: Scope of Application of the Code

(1) A person who holds an office or has undertaken a duty in a foreign country on behalf of Türkiye and commits an offence in connection therewith shall be retried in Türkiye, even if a judgment of conviction has been rendered against him or her in the foreign country in respect of that act.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 10 · Görev suçları

(1) Yabancı ülkede Türkiye namına memuriyet veya görev üstlenmiş olup da bundan dolayı bir suç işleyen kimse, bu fiile ilişkin olarak yabancı ülkede hakkında mahkûmiyet hükmü verilmiş bulunsa bile, Türkiye'de yeniden yargılanır.

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

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