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Old 04-02-2010, 14:02   #4
themis01

 
Varsayılan

TCK
EIGHTH SECTION
Offenses Against Honor
Defamation
ARTICLE 125
- (1) Any person who acts with the intention to harm the honor, reputation or dignity of another person
through concrete performance or giving impression of intent, is sentenced to imprisonment from three months to two
years or imposed punitive fine. In order to punish the offense committed in absentia of the victim, the act should be
committed in presence of least three persons.
(2) The offender is subject to above stipulated punishment in case of commission of offense in writing or by use of
audio or visual means directed to the aggrieved party.
(3) In case of commission of offense with defamatory intent;
a) Against a public officer,
b) Due to disclosure, change or attempt to spread religious, social, philosophical belief, opinion and convictions and to
obey the orders and restriction of the one’s religion,
c) By mentioning sacred values in view of the religion with which a person is connected,
the minimum limit of punishment may not be less than one year.
(4) The punishment is increased by one sixth in case of performance of defamation act openly; if the offense is
committed through press and use of any one of publication organs, then the punishment is increased up to one third.
(5) In case of defamation of public officers working as a committee to perform a duty, the offense is considered to have

committed against the members forming the committee.