Criminal Code of the Republic of Turkey (2004) (excerpts related to hate crime law) (English)

Article 153 - Damaging Places of Worship and Cemeteries

(1) Any person who damages the buildings, associated buildings (or structures upon such) of a place of worship or the removable property therein, or a structure with the purpose of protecting a cemetery by destroying, damaging or breaking such, shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of one to four years.

(2) Any person who soils the places or structures listed in the first section shall be sentenced to a penalty of imprisonment for a term of three months to one year, or a judicial fine.

(3) Where the offences in sections one and two are committed with the aim of defaming a related religious group then the penalty shall be increased by one third.