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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 257: Abuse of office

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) Apart from the cases separately defined as offences by law, a public official who, by acting contrary to the requirements of his duty, causes persons to suffer harm or causes damage to the public, or provides an unjust benefit to persons, shall be punished with imprisonment from six months to two years.

(2) Apart from the cases separately defined as offences by law, a public official who, by showing negligence or delay in performing the requirements of his duty, causes persons to suffer harm or causes damage to the public, or provides an unjust benefit to persons, shall be punished with imprisonment from three months to one year.

(3) Repealed: 2/7/2012, Law No. 6352, Art. 105

Original Turkish text

MADDE 257 · Görevi kötüye kullanma

(1) Kanunda ayrıca suç olarak tanımlanan haller dışında, görevinin gereklerine aykırı hareket etmek suretiyle, kişilerin mağduriyetine veya kamunun zararına neden olan ya da kişilere haksız bir menfaat sağlayan kamu görevlisi, altı aydan iki yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

(2) Kanunda ayrıca suç olarak tanımlanan haller dışında, görevinin gereklerini yapmakta ihmal veya gecikme göstererek, kişilerin mağduriyetine veya kamunun zararına neden olan ya da kişilere haksız bir menfaat sağlayan kamu görevlisi, üç aydan bir yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

(3) (Mülga: 2/7/2012-6352/105 md.)

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

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