Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 37: Perpetration

Part Two: Principles of Criminal Responsibility › Chapter Four: Participation in an Offence

(1) Each of the persons who jointly carry out the act set out in the legal definition of the offence shall be liable as an offender.

(2) A person who uses another as an instrument in the commission of the offence shall also be held liable as an offender. The penalty of a person who uses persons lacking culpability capacity as an instrument in the commission of the offence shall be increased by one third to one half.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 37 · Faillik

(1) Suçun kanuni tanımında yer alan fiili birlikte gerçekleştiren kişilerden her biri, fail olarak sorumlu olur.

(2) Suçun işlenmesinde bir başkasını araç olarak kullanan kişi de fail olarak sorumlu tutulur. Kusur yeteneği olmayanları suçun işlenmesinde araç olarak kullanan kişinin cezası, üçte birden yarısına kadar artırılır.

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

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