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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 128: Immunity of allegations and defence

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Two: Offences Against Persons › Chapter Eight: Offences against Honour

(1) Where, within the scope of written or oral applications, allegations and defences made before judicial authorities or administrative authorities, concrete imputations or negative assessments are made concerning persons, no penalty shall be imposed. However, for this purpose, the imputations and assessments must be based on true and concrete facts and must be connected with the dispute.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 128 · İddia ve savunma dokunulmazlığı

(1) Yargı mercileri veya idari makamlar nezdinde yapılan yazılı veya sözlü başvuru, iddia ve savunmalar kapsamında, kişilerle ilgili olarak somut isnadlarda ya da olumsuz değerlendirmelerde bulunulması halinde, ceza verilmez. Ancak, bunun için isnat ve değerlendirmelerin, gerçek ve somut vakıalara dayanması ve uyuşmazlıkla bağlantılı olması gerekir.

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

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