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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 139: Complaint

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Two: Offences Against Persons › Chapter Nine: Offences against Private Life and the Confidential Sphere of Life

(1) Except for recording of personal data, unlawfully giving or seizing data, and failure to destroy data, the investigation and prosecution of the offences set out in this chapter shall be subject to complaint.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 139 · Şikayet

(1) Kişisel verilerin kaydedilmesi, verileri hukuka aykırı olarak verme veya ele geçirme ve verileri yok etmeme hariç, bu bölümde yer alan suçların soruşturulması ve kovuşturulması şikayete bağlıdır.

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

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