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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 310: Assassination of and physical assault against the President of the Republic

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Four: Offences against the Nation and the State, and Final Provisions › Chapter Five: Offences against the Constitutional Order and its Functioning

(1) Any person who makes an assassination attempt against the President of the Republic shall be punished with aggravated life imprisonment. Where this act is attempted, a penalty shall also be imposed as if the offence had been completed.

(2) Where a person commits other physical assaults against the President of the Republic, the penalty for the relevant offence shall be imposed increased by one half. However, the penalty to be imposed in this manner may not be less than five years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 310 · Cumhurbaşkanına suikast ve fiilî saldırı

(1) Cumhurbaşkanına suikastte bulunan kişi, ağırlaştırılmış müebbet hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır. Bu fiile teşebbüs edilmesi halinde de suç tamamlanmış gibi cezaya hükmolunur.

(2) Cumhurbaşkanına karşı diğer fiili saldırılarda bulunan kimse hakkında, ilgili suça ilişkin ceza yarı oranında artırılarak hükmolunur. Ancak, bu suretle verilecek ceza beş yıldan az olamaz.

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

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