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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 259: Trading by a public official

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 who, taking advantage of the influence conferred by the duty he performs, seeks to sell goods or services to another person shall be punished with imprisonment of up to six months or a judicial fine.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 259 · Kamu görevlisinin ticareti

(1) Yürüttüğü görevin sağladığı nüfuzdan yararlanarak, bir başkasına mal veya hizmet satmaya çalışan kamu görevlisi, altı aya kadar hapis veya adlî para cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

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