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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 145: Low value of the property

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

(1) Amended: 29/6/2005, Law No. 5377, Art. 16 By reason of the low value of the property constituting the subject of the offence of theft, the penalty to be imposed may be reduced, or, taking into account also the manner in which the offence was committed and its characteristics, the imposition of a penalty may be dispensed with.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 145 · Malın değerinin az olması

(1) (Değişik: 29/6/2005 – 5377/16 md.) Hırsızlık suçunun konusunu oluşturan malın değerinin azlığı nedeniyle, verilecek cezada indirim yapılabileceği gibi, suçun işleniş şekli ve özellikleri de göz önünde bulundurularak, ceza vermekten de vazgeçilebilir.

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

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