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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 196: Irregular burial of the dead

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Three: Offences Against Society › Chapter Three: Offences Against Public Health

(1) Any person who buries a dead body, or causes a dead body to be buried, in places other than those allocated for the burial of the dead shall be punished with imprisonment of up to six months.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 196 · Usulsüz ölü gömülmesi

(1) Ölü gömülmesine ayrılan yerlerden başka yerlere ölü gömen veya gömdüren kişi, altı aya kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

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