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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 296: Riot of convicts or detainees

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 convicts or detainees riot collectively, each of them shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a term of six months to three years. Where the number of convicts or detainees does not exceed three, no penalty shall be imposed for this offence.

(2) Where other offences are committed during the riot, a penalty shall additionally be imposed in accordance with the provisions relating to those offences.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 296 · Hükümlü veya tutukluların ayaklanması

(1) Hükümlü veya tutukluların toplu olarak ayaklanması halinde, her biri hakkında altı aydan üç yıla kadar hapis cezasına hükmolunur. Hükümlü veya tutuklu sayısının üçten fazla olmaması halinde, bu suçtan dolayı cezaya hükmedilmez.

(2) Ayaklanma sırasında başka suçların işlenmesi halinde, ayrıca bu suçlara ilişkin hükümlere göre cezaya hükmolunur.

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

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