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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 315: Supplying weapons

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, knowing their aims, supplies weapons to the organisations defined in the preceding Article by producing, purchasing or bringing them into the country, or transports or stores such weapons, for the purpose of their use in the activities of such organisations, shall be punished with imprisonment from ten to fifteen years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 315 · Silâh sağlama

(1) Yukarıdaki maddede tanımlanan örgütlerin faaliyetlerinde kullanılmak maksadıyla bunların amaçlarını bilerek, bu örgütlere üretmek, satın almak veya ülkeye sokmak suretiyle silah temin eden, nakleden veya depolayan kişi, on yıldan onbeş yıla kadar hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

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