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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 290: Seizure and destruction of officially delivered property

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 again seizes immovable property delivered to the right holders by judgment shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of three months to one year.

(2) Where movable property which is pledged, attached or seized for any reason and which has been officially delivered to another person for safekeeping is taken from that person's possession without his or her consent, the provisions on the offence of theft shall apply; where it is taken by force, the provisions on robbery; where it is taken by deceit, the provisions on fraud; and where it is destroyed, the provisions on the offence of damage to property. Where the person is the owner of that property, the penalty to be imposed shall be reduced by one-half to three-quarters.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 290 · Resmen teslim olunan mala elkonulması ve bozulması

(1) Hükmen hak sahiplerine teslim edilen taşınmaz mallara tekrar elkoyan kimseye üç aydan bir yıla kadar hapis cezası verilir.

(2) Muhafaza edilmek üzere başkasına resmen teslim olunan rehinli veya hacizli veya herhangi bir nedenle elkonulmuş olan taşınır malın bu kişinin elinden rızası dışında alınması halinde hırsızlık, cebren alınması halinde yağma, hileyle alınması halinde dolandırıcılık, tahrip edilmesi halinde mala zarar verme suçuna ilişkin hükümler uygulanır. Kişinin bu malın sahibi olması halinde, verilecek cezanın yarısından dörtte üçüne kadarı indirilir.

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

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