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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 209: Abuse of a signature in blank

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

(1) Any person who fills in a signed and partially or completely blank paper, delivered to him or her to be filled in and used in a certain manner, in a manner different from the reason for which it was given shall, upon complaint, be punished with imprisonment from three months to one year.

(2) Any person who unlawfully obtains or holds a signed and partially or completely blank paper and fills it in such a way as to produce legal consequences shall be punished in accordance with the provisions on forgery of documents.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 209 · Açığa imzanın kötüye kullanılması

(1) Belirli bir tarzda doldurulup kullanılmak üzere kendisine teslim olunan imzalı ve kısmen veya tamamen boş bir kağıdı, verilme nedeninden farklı bir şekilde dolduran kişi, şikayet üzerine, üç aydan bir yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

(2) İmzalı ve kısmen veya tamamen boş bir kağıdı hukuka aykırı olarak ele geçirip veya elde bulundurup da hukuki sonuç doğuracak şekilde dolduran kişi, belgede sahtecilik hükümlerine göre cezalandırılır.

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

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