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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 251: Neglect of the duty of supervision

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) A public official charged with supervision who intentionally overlooks the commission of the offence of embezzlement or extortion shall be held liable as a joint offender of the offence committed.

(2) A public official who, by neglecting his duty of supervision, makes possible the commission of the offence of embezzlement or extortion shall be punished with imprisonment from three months to three years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 251 · Denetim görevinin ihmali

(1) Zimmet veya irtikap suçunun işlenmesine kasten göz yuman denetimle yükümlü kamu görevlisi, işlenen suçun müşterek faili olarak sorumlu tutulur.

(2) Denetim görevini ihmal ederek, zimmet veya irtikap suçunun işlenmesine imkan sağlayan kamu görevlisi, üç aydan üç yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

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