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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 144: Circumstances requiring a lesser penalty

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Two: Offences Against Persons › Chapter Ten: Offences against Property

(1) Where the offence of theft is committed;

a) In respect of property held in shared ownership or joint ownership,

b) For the purpose of collecting a receivable based on a legal relationship,

upon complaint, imprisonment from two months to one year or a judicial fine shall be imposed on the offender.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 144 · Daha az cezayı gerektiren haller

(1) Hırsızlık suçunun;

a) Paydaş veya elbirliği ile malik olunan mal üzerinde,

b) Bir hukuki ilişkiye dayanan alacağı tahsil amacıyla,

İşlenmesi halinde, şikayet üzerine, fail hakkında iki aydan bir yıla kadar hapis veya adlî para cezasına hükmolunur.

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

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