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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 241: Usury

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

(1) A person who lends money to another for the purpose of obtaining gain shall be punished with imprisonment from two to six years and a judicial fine of five hundred to five thousand days.

(2) Added: 14/4/2020, Law No. 7242, Art. 14 Where the offence is committed within the framework of the activities of an organisation, the penalty to be imposed shall be increased by onefold.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 241 · Tefecilik

(1) Kazanç elde etmek amacıyla başkasına ödünç para veren kişi, iki yıldan altı yıla kadar hapis ve beşyüz günden beşbin güne kadar adlî para cezası ile cezalandırılır.

(2) (Ek:14/4/2020-7242/14 md.) Suçun bir örgütün faaliyeti çerçevesinde işlenmesi hâlinde verilecek ceza bir kat artırılır.

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

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