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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 217: Provocation to disobey the laws

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Three: Offences Against Society › Chapter Five: Offences against Public Peace

(1) Any person who publicly provokes the public to disobey the laws shall, where the provocation is capable of disturbing public peace, be punished with imprisonment from six months to two years or a judicial fine.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 217 · Kanunlara uymamaya tahrik

(1) Halkı kanunlara uymamaya alenen tahrik eden kişi, tahrikin kamu barışını bozmaya elverişli olması halinde, altı aydan iki yıla kadar hapis veya adlî para cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

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