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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 256: Exceeding the limits of the authority to use force

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 a public official authorised to use force uses force against persons, while performing his duty, beyond the extent required by his duty, the provisions on the offence of intentional injury shall apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 256 · Zor kullanma yetkisine ilişkin sınırın aşılması

(1) Zor kullanma yetkisine sahip kamu görevlisinin, görevini yaptığı sırada, kişilere karşı görevinin gerektirdiği ölçünün dışında kuvvet kullanması halinde, kasten yaralama suçuna ilişkin hükümler uygulanır.

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

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