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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 262: Irregular assumption of public duty

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 person who attempts to perform a public duty in breach of laws and regulations, or who continues to perform the duty even though an order to leave it has been notified to him, shall be sentenced to imprisonment from three months to two years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 262 · Kamu görevinin usulsüz olarak üstlenilmesi

(1) Bir kamu görevini, kanun ve nizamlara aykırı olarak yerine getirmeye teşebbüs eden veya terk emri kendisine bildirilmiş olduğu halde görevi sürdüren kimseye üç aydan iki yıla kadar hapis cezası verilir.

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

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