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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 42: Composite offence

Part Two: Principles of Criminal Responsibility › Chapter Five: Concurrence of Offences

(1) An offence which is deemed a single act because one offence constitutes an element or an aggravating circumstance of the other is called a composite offence. The provisions on concurrence shall not apply to such offences.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 42 · Bileşik suç

(1) Biri diğerinin unsurunu veya ağırlaştırıcı nedenini oluşturması dolayısıyla tek fiil sayılan suça bileşik suç denir. Bu tür suçlarda içtima hükümleri uygulanmaz.

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

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