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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 147: State of necessity

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

(1) Where the offence of theft is committed in order to meet a serious and urgent need, depending on the particular features of the incident, the penalty to be imposed may be reduced, or the imposition of a penalty may be dispensed with.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 147 · Zorunluluk hâli

(1) Hırsızlık suçunun ağır ve acil bir ihtiyacı karşılamak için işlenmesi halinde, olayın özelliğine göre, verilecek cezada indirim yapılabileceği gibi, ceza vermekten de vazgeçilebilir.

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

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