Bank and Credit Cards in Turkey : An Outline of the Criminal Law

English Abstract:The development of computer technology and network communications have significantly affected the economy, trade, public and private services. This means it is necessary to amend legislation and adopt new legislation in order to provide effective remedies and to introduce new criminal offences in line with the technological developments. The purpose of this article is to analyze the substantive crimes created by article 245 of the Turkish Penal Code Number 5237 (TPC) in the light of the main principles of Turkish criminal theory governing the evaluation of the actions as offences. The analysis includes a discussion that some items of legislation are contrary to law; particularities of the offences; the investigation and prosecution stages, and the reasons that act to mitigate punishment and enforcement. Turkish Appeal Court decisions will be mentioned accordingly