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Article 138
 

(Amended by Article 291 of Law 5728 on 23 January 2008)


If people who are in charge of implementing this law or people who are appointed according to this law abuse their authority, such offenders are punished according to article 257 of the Turkish Penal Code by aggravating the relevant sentences by from one sixth to one third, in case no other specific penalty is stated in this law.