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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 180: Negligently endangering traffic safety

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

(1) A person who negligently causes a danger to the life, health or property of persons in sea, air or railway transport shall be given a penalty of imprisonment from three months to three years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 180 · Trafik güvenliğini taksirle tehlikeye sokma

(1) Deniz, hava veya demiryolu ulaşımında, kişilerin hayatı, sağlığı veya malvarlığı bakımından bir tehlikeye taksirle neden olan kimseye üç aydan üç yıla kadar hapis cezası verilir.

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

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