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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 240: Refusal to sell goods or services

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Three: Offences Against Society › Chapter Nine: Offences relating to the Economy, Industry and Commerce

(1) A person who, by refusing to sell a certain good or service, causes an urgent public need to arise shall be punished with imprisonment from one to three years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 240 · Mal veya hizmet satımından kaçınma

(1) Belli bir mal veya hizmeti satmaktan kaçınarak kamu için acil bir ihtiyacın ortaya çıkmasına neden olan 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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