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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 316: Agreement to commit offences

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) Where two or more persons agree, in a manner established by material facts, to commit any of the offences set out in Chapters Four and Five of this Part by suitable means, they shall be sentenced to imprisonment from three to twelve years according to the degree of gravity of the offences.

(2) No penalty shall be imposed on persons who withdraw from this alliance before the intended offence is committed or before an investigation is commenced on account of the agreement.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 316 · Suç için anlaşma

(1) Bu kısmın dördüncü ve beşinci bölümlerinde yer alan suçlardan herhangi birini elverişli vasıtalarla işlemek üzere iki veya daha fazla kişi, maddi olgularla belirlenen bir biçimde anlaşırlarsa, suçların ağırlık derecesine göre üç yıldan oniki yıla kadar hapis cezası verilir.

(2) Amaçlanan suç işlenmeden veya anlaşma dolayısıyla soruşturmaya başlanmadan önce bu ittifaktan çekilenlere ceza verilmez.

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

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