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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 283: Harbouring an offender

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 provides an offender with the means of escaping investigation, apprehension, pre-trial detention or the execution of a judgment shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of six months to five years.

(2) Where this offence is committed by a public officer in connection with his or her duty, the penalty to be imposed shall be increased by one-half.

(3) Where this offence is committed by a direct ascendant, direct descendant, spouse, sibling or other accomplice, no penalty shall be imposed.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 283 · Suçluyu kayırma

(1) Suç işleyen bir kişiye araştırma, yakalanma, tutuklanma veya hükmün infazından kurtulması için imkan sağlayan kimse, altı aydan beş yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

(2) Bu suçun kamu görevlisi tarafından göreviyle bağlantılı olarak işlenmesi halinde, verilecek ceza yarı oranında artırılır.

(3) Bu suçun üstsoy, altsoy, eş, kardeş veya diğer suç ortağı tarafından işlenmesi halinde, cezaya hükmolunmaz.

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

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