Improper use of bank or credit cards in Turkey
According to Turkish Criminal Code Law Nr. 5237 Passed On 26.09.2004 (Official Gazette No. 25611 dated 12.10.2004) article 245/1 Any person who acquires or holds bank or credit cards of another person(s) whatever the reason is, or uses these cards without consent of the card holder or the receiver of the card, or secures benefit for himself or third parties by allowing use of the same by others, is punished with imprisonment from three years to six years, and also imposed punitive fine.
According to Turkish Criminal Code Law Nr. 5237 Passed On 26.09.2004 (Official Gazette No. 25611 dated 12.10.2004) article 245/2 Any person who secures benefit for himself or third parties by using a counterfeit bank or credit card is punished with imprisonment from four years to seven years if the act executed does not constitute any offense other than forgery.
Özgür Eralp
(Lawyer – Advocate – Attorney At Law – Legal Adviser – Counselor at law)
Ankara-İstanbul-Turkey
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