Law for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Kültür ve Tabiat Varlıklarını Koruma Kanunu |
| Abbreviation: | KTVKK |
| Number: | 2863 |
| Type: | law |
| Scope: | Republic of Turkey |
| Adoption date: | July 21, 1983 |
| Official Journal : | No. 18113 BC July 23, 1983, p. 1 ff. ( PDF file; 4.68 MB ) |
| Last change by: | G. No. 5728 v. January 23, 2008 |
| Effective date of the last change: |
February 8, 2008 (Art. 579 G. No. 5728 of January 23, 2008) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version . | |
The Act for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets ( Turkish Kültür ve Tabiat Varlıklarını Koruma Kanunu , abbreviated KTVKK ) of July 21, 1983 is the Turkish Monument Protection Act . Colloquially it is also called the Turkish antiquities or antiquities law .
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The KTVKK defines the movable and immovable cultural and natural assets to be protected , regulates the measures to be taken for their protection and determines the establishment and competencies of the competent authorities (Art. 1).
It came into force in accordance with Art. 77 KTVKK with publication in the Official Gazette of Turkey on July 23, 1983. At the same time, Art. 76 KTVKK entered into force the antiquities law (Turkish Eski Eserler Kanunu , abbreviated EEK) No. 1710 of April 25th 1973 expired. The KTVKK has since been changed several times.
Export ban
Violations of the export ban for cultural and natural goods (Art. 32 KTVKK) are punishable by imprisonment ( hapis cezası ) of five to twelve years and a fine ( adlî para cezası ) of up to 5,000 daily rates in accordance with Art. 68 KTVKK . The latter is an exception to Art. 52 tStGB .
The law regulates the return of illegally exported cultural goods.
In practice, the law not only sanctions robbery excavations , but also prosecutes cases in which tourists want to take protected cultural assets with them as souvenirs . Between 1998 and 2002, 15 German citizens were arrested for violating the law; two defendants were sentenced to prison terms and one to a fine.
Web links
- Legal text (Turkish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Rumpf : Introduction to Turkish Law . CH Beck, Munich 2004, ISBN 978-3-406-51293-3 , pp. 420f.
- ↑ Written questions with the answers received from the Federal Government between December 23, 2002 and January 10, 2003 . German Bundestag, printed matter 15/288 of January 10, 2003, answers to questions 9 and 10, p. 6f. (PDF, 983 kB)