An Evaluation on the Subject of the Crime of Plunder (Can Immovables Constitute the Subject of the Crime of Plunder?)

Buminhan Duman; Selen Evirgen

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An Evaluation on the Subject of the Crime of Plunder (Can Immovables Constitute the Subject of the Crime of Plunder?)

Authors:

Buminhan Duman | Selen Evirgen

Publisher:

Süleyman Demirel University

Main Topics:

Ceza Hukuku

Journal:

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.253-289

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001350040

pISSN:

2146-7129

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Abstract:

 The crime of plunder is regulated in Article 148 of the Turkish Penal Code TPC. According to this article, the subject of the crime of plunder is property. In legal terms, the concept of property includes movable and immovable property. Although it is clearly stated in Article 141 of the same law that movable property shall constitute the subject matter of the offence of theft, there is no such statement regarding the crime of plunder. However, in the repealed Turkish Penal Code No. 765, the legislator clearly regulated the subject of the crime of plunder as movable property. The ambiguity in the current regulation is also reflected in the decisions of the Court of Cassation. While the Court of Cassation states in some of its decisions that only movable property can be the subject of the crime of plunder, in other decisions it accepts that immovable property can also constitute the subject of this offence.

 The crime of plunder is regulated in Article 148 of the Turkish Penal Code TPC. According to this article, the subject of the crime of plunder is property. In legal terms, the concept of property includes movable and immovable property. Although it is clearly stated in Article 141 of the same law that movable property shall constitute the subject matter of the offence of theft, there is no such statement regarding the crime of plunder. However, in the repealed Turkish Penal Code No. 765, the legislator clearly regulated the subject of the crime of plunder as movable property. The ambiguity in the current regulation is also reflected in the decisions of the Court of Cassation. While the Court of Cassation states in some of its decisions that only movable property can be the subject of the crime of plunder, in other decisions it accepts that immovable property can also constitute the subject of this offence.

 The crime of plunder is regulated in Article 148 of the Turkish Penal Code TPC. According to this article, the subject of the crime of plunder is property. In legal terms, the concept of property includes movable and immovable property. Although it is clearly stated in Article 141 of the same law that movable property shall constitute the subject matter of the offence of theft, there is no such statement regarding the crime of plunder. However, in the repealed Turkish Penal Code No. 765, the legislator clearly regulated the subject of the crime of plunder as movable property. The ambiguity in the current regulation is also reflected in the decisions of the Court of Cassation. While the Court of Cassation states in some of its decisions that only movable property can be the subject of the crime of plunder, in other decisions it accepts that immovable property can also constitute the subject of this offence.

 Yağma suçu Türk Ceza Kanununun TCK 148. maddesinde düzenlenmiştir ve madde metninde yağma suçunun konusu olarak mal ibaresine yer verilmiştir. Hukukta mal kavramı, taşınır ve taşınmaz malları kapsar. Aynı kanunun 141. maddesinde hırsızlık suçunun konusunu taşınır malın oluşturacağı açıkça belirtilmiş olmasına karşın yağma suçu ile ilgili böyle bir ibareye yer verilmemiştir. Oysaki 765 sayılı mülga Türk Ceza Kanununda ETCK kanun koyucu yağma suçunun konusunu açıkça menkul mal olarak düzenlemişti. Güncel düzenlemedeki belirsizlik Yargıtayın kararlarına da yansımıştır. Yargıtay, bazı kararlarında sadece taşınır malların yağma suçunun konusu olabileceğini belirtirken bazı kararlarında ise taşınmaz malların da bu suçun konusunu oluşturabileceğini kabul etmektedir.

Article Details

An Evaluation on the Subject of the Crime of Plunder (Can Immovables Constitute the Subject of the Crime of Plunder?)

Authors:

Buminhan Duman | Selen Evirgen

Publisher:

Süleyman Demirel University

Main Topics:

Ceza Hukuku

Journal:

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.253-289

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001350040

pISSN:

2146-7129

Plunder

subject matter of the crime

property

movable

immovable.Yağma

suçun konusu

mal

taşınır

taşınmaz.

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Buminhan Duman | Selen Evirgen

Publisher: Süleyman Demirel University

Main Topics: Ceza Hukuku

Journal: Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.253-289

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001350040

pISSN: 2146-7129

Issues

Authors:

Buminhan Duman | Selen Evirgen

Publisher:

Süleyman Demirel University

Main Topics:

Ceza Hukuku

Journal:

Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 1, pp.253-289

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001350040

pISSN:

2146-7129