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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 208: Damaging, destroying or concealing private documents

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Three: Offences Against Society › Chapter Four: Offences against Public Trust

(1) Any person who damages, destroys or conceals a genuine private document shall be punished with imprisonment from one to three years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 208 · Özel belgeyi bozmak, yok etmek veya gizlemek

(1) Gerçek bir özel belgeyi bozan, yok eden veya gizleyen kişi, bir yıldan üç yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

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