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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 162: Negligent bankruptcy

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

(1) A person who causes bankruptcy by failing to exercise the care and diligence required by being a merchant shall, where bankruptcy has been adjudged, be punished with imprisonment from two months to one year.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 162 · Taksirli iflas

(1) Tacir olmanın gerekli kıldığı dikkat ve özenin gösterilmemesi dolayısıyla iflasa sebebiyet veren kişi, iflasa karar verilmiş olması halinde, iki aydan bir yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

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