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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 178: Failure to place signs and barriers

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Three: Offences Against Society › Chapter One: Offences Creating General Danger

(1) A person who fails to place the signs or barriers necessary to prevent the danger arising from works being carried out or objects left in places where everyone passes, or who removes or changes the location of signs or barriers that have been placed, shall be punished with imprisonment from two to six months or a judicial fine.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 178 · İşaret ve engel koymama

(1) Herkesin gelip geçtiği yerlerde yapılmakta olan işlerden veya bırakılan eşyadan doğan tehlikeyi önlemek için gerekli işaret veya engelleri koymayan, konulmuş olan işaret veya engelleri kaldıran ya da bunların yerini değiştiren kişi, iki aydan altı aya kadar hapis veya adlî para cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

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