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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 112: Obstruction of the right to education and training

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Two: Offences Against Persons › Chapter Seven: Offences against Liberty

Amended: 2/3/2014, Law No. 6529, Art. 12

(1) Where, by using force or threat or by any other unlawful conduct, an obstruction is caused to:

a) Any kind of education and training activities established by the State or carried out on the basis of a permit granted by public authorities,

b) The exercise by a person of his or her right to education and training,

c) Entering or staying in buildings where students collectively reside or in their annexes,

imprisonment from two to five years shall be imposed on the offender.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 112 · Eğitim ve öğretim hakkının engellenmesi

(Değişik: 2/3/2014-6529/12 md.)

(1) Cebir veya tehdit kullanılarak ya da hukuka aykırı başka bir davranışla;

a) Devletçe kurulan veya kamu makamlarının verdiği izne dayalı olarak yürütülen her türlü eğitim ve öğretim faaliyetlerine,

b) Kişinin eğitim ve öğretim hakkını kullanmasına,

c) Öğrencilerin toplu olarak oturdukları binalara veya bunların eklentilerine girilmesine veya orada kalınmasına,

engel olunması hâlinde, fail hakkında iki yıldan beş yıla kadar hapis cezasına hükmolunur.

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

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