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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 93: Effective repentance

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

(1) Where a person who sells his or her organs or tissues informs the competent authority of the situation before it comes to the knowledge of the official authorities and thereby facilitates the apprehension of the offenders, no penalty shall be imposed on that person.

(2) Where, after this offence has come to the knowledge of the authorities, the person who sells his or her organs or tissues voluntarily serves and assists in the disclosure of the offence and the apprehension of the other offenders, the penalty to be imposed on that person shall be reduced by one quarter to one half, depending on the nature of the assistance.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 93 · Etkin pişmanlık

(1) Organ veya dokularını satan kişi, resmi makamlar tarafından haber alınmadan önce durumu merciine haber vererek suçluların yakalanmalarını kolaylaştırırsa, hakkında cezaya hükmolunmaz.

(2) Bu suç haber alındıktan sonra, organ veya dokularını satan kişi, gönüllü olarak, suçun meydana çıkmasına ve diğer suçluların yakalanmasına hizmet ve yardım ederse; hakkında verilecek cezanın, yardımın niteliğine göre, dörtte birden yarısına kadarı indirilir.

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

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