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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 299: Insulting the President of the Republic

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Four: Offences against the Nation and the State, and Final Provisions › Chapter Three: Offences against the Symbols of Sovereignty of the State and the Dignity of its Organs

(1) Any person who insults the President of the Republic shall be punished with imprisonment from one to four years.

(2) Amended: 29/6/2005, Law No. 5377, Art. 35 Where the offence is committed publicly, the penalty to be imposed shall be increased by one sixth.

(3) Prosecution for this offence shall be subject to the permission of the Minister of Justice.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 299 · Cumhurbaşkanına hakaret

(1) Cumhurbaşkanına hakaret eden kişi, bir yıldan dört yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

(2) (Değişik: 29/6/2005 – 5377/35 md.) Suçun alenen işlenmesi hâlinde, verilecek ceza altıda biri oranında artırılır.

(3) Bu suçtan dolayı kovuşturma yapılması, Adalet Bakanının iznine bağlıdır.

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

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