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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 92: State of necessity

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Two: Offences Against Persons › Chapter Two: Offences Against Bodily Integrity

(1) Taking into consideration the social and economic conditions of the person who sells his or her organs or tissues, the penalty to be imposed on that person may be reduced, or the imposition of a penalty may be dispensed with altogether.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 92 · Zorunluluk hali

(1) Organ veya dokularını satan kişinin içinde bulunduğu sosyal ve ekonomik koşullar göz önünde bulundurularak, hakkında verilecek cezada indirim yapılabileceği gibi, ceza vermekten de vazgeçilebilir.

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

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