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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 268: Use of the identity or identity information of another

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Four: Offences against the Nation and the State, and Final Provisions › Chapter Two: Offences against the Administration of Justice

(1) Any person who uses the identity or identity information of another for the purpose of preventing an investigation and prosecution from being conducted against him on account of an offence he has committed shall be punished under the provisions on the offence of false accusation.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 268 · Başkasına ait kimlik veya kimlik bilgilerinin kullanılması

(1) İşlediği suç nedeniyle kendisi hakkında soruşturma ve kovuşturma yapılmasını engellemek amacıyla, başkasına ait kimliği veya kimlik bilgilerini kullanan kimse, iftira suçuna ilişkin hükümlere göre cezalandırılır.

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

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