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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 270: Taking the blame for an offence

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) A person who, contrary to the truth, notifies the competent authorities that he or she has committed an offence or participated in an offence shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of up to two years. Where this offence is committed for the purpose of saving a direct ascendant, direct descendant, spouse or sibling from punishment, the penalty to be imposed may be reduced by three-quarters or may be lifted entirely.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 270 · Suç üstlenme

(1) Yetkili makamlara, gerçeğe aykırı olarak, suçu işlediğini veya suça katıldığını bildiren kimseye iki yıla kadar hapis cezası verilir. Bu suçun üstsoy, altsoy, eş veya kardeşi cezadan kurtarmak amacıyla işlenmesi halinde; verilecek cezanın dörtte üçü indirilebileceği gibi tamamen de kaldırılabilir.

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

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