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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 15: Calculation of the penalty constituting a condition for investigation

Part One: Fundamental Principles, Definitions and Scope of Application › Chapter Two: Scope of Application of the Code

(1) In cases where the amount of the penalty constitutes a condition for investigation, the penalty shall be calculated by taking into account the lower limit of the statutory aggravating circumstances and the upper limit of the statutory mitigating circumstances put forward at the investigation stage.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 15 · Soruşturma koşulu olan cezanın hesaplanması

(1) Miktarının soruşturma koşulu oluşturduğu hallerde ceza, soruşturma evresinde ileri sürülen kanuni ağırlaştırıcı nedenlerin aşağı sınırı ve kanuni hafifletici nedenlerin yukarı sınırı göz önünde bulundurularak hesaplanır.

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

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