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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 295: Abuse of duty by a guard

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) Where persons charged with the guarding or transfer of a person taken into custody, a detainee or a convict act contrary to the requirements of their duty, the provisions on the offence of misconduct in office shall apply.

(2) A person charged with guarding or transfer who, contrary to the requirements of his or her duty, permits a person taken into custody, a detainee or a convict to leave the place where he or she is held for a temporary period shall be punished with imprisonment for a term of six months to two years.

(3) Where the person taken into custody, the detainee or the convict escapes by taking advantage of this opportunity, the provisions on the offence of intentionally enabling escape shall apply.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 295 · Muhafızın görevini kötüye kullanması

(1) Gözaltına alınan, tutuklu veya hükümlünün muhafaza veya nakli ile görevli kişilerin, görevlerinin gereklerine aykırı hareket etmeleri halinde, görevi kötüye kullanma suçuna ilişkin hükümler uygulanır.

(2) Muhafaza veya nakli ile görevli olan kimse, görevinin gereklerine aykırı olarak gözaltına alınan, tutuklu veya hükümlünün bulunduğu yerden geçici bir süreyle uzaklaşmasına izin verirse; altı aydan iki yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

(3) Gözaltına alınan, tutuklu veya hükümlünün bu fırsattan yararlanarak kaçması halinde, kaçmaya kasten imkan sağlama suçuna ilişkin hükümler uygulanır.

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

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