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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 248: Effective repentance

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Four: Offences against the Nation and the State, and Final Provisions › Chapter One: Offences against the Reliability and Functioning of Public Administration

(1) Where, before an investigation commences, the embezzled property is returned in kind or the damage incurred is fully compensated, the penalty to be imposed shall be reduced by two thirds.

(2) Where, before a prosecution commences, the embezzled property is voluntarily returned in kind or the damage incurred is fully compensated, the penalty to be imposed shall be reduced by one half. Where effective repentance occurs before judgment, the penalty to be imposed shall be reduced by one third.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 248 · Etkin pişmanlık

(1) Soruşturma başlamadan önce, zimmete geçirilen malın aynen iade edilmesi veya uğranılan zararın tamamen tazmin edilmesi halinde, verilecek cezanın üçte ikisi indirilir.

(2) Kovuşturma başlamadan önce, gönüllü olarak, zimmete geçirilen malın aynen iade edilmesi veya uğranılan zararın tamamen tazmin edilmesi halinde, verilecek cezanın yarısı indirilir. Etkin pişmanlığın hükümden önce gerçekleşmesi halinde, verilecek cezanın üçte biri indirilir.

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

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