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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 286: Recording of sounds or images

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, without authorisation, records or transmits sounds or images during investigation and prosecution acts shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of up to six months.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 286 · Ses veya görüntülerin kayda alınması

(1) Soruşturma ve kovuşturma işlemleri sırasındaki ses veya görüntüleri yetkisiz olarak kayda alan veya nakleden kişi, altı aya kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

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