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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 27: Exceeding the limit

Part Two: Principles of Criminal Responsibility › Chapter Two: Grounds Excluding or Reducing Criminal Responsibility

(1) Where, in the case of grounds excluding criminal responsibility, the limit is exceeded without intent, and the act is also punishable when committed by negligence, the penalty prescribed by law for the negligent offence shall be imposed, reduced by one sixth to one third.

(2) Where exceeding the limit in legitimate defence results from excusable excitement, fear or panic, no penalty shall be imposed on the offender.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 27 · Sınırın aşılması

(1) Ceza sorumluluğunu kaldıran nedenlerde sınırın kast olmaksızın aşılması halinde, fiil taksirle işlendiğinde de cezalandırılıyorsa, taksirli suç için kanunda yazılı cezanın altıda birinden üçte birine kadarı indirilerek hükmolunur.

(2) Meşru savunmada sınırın aşılması mazur görülebilecek bir heyecan, korku veya telaştan ileri gelmiş ise faile ceza verilmez.

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

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