ENFORCEMENT OF TERRITORIALITY PRINCIPLE IN THE CRIMES COMMITTED BY FOREIGN TOURISTS IN TURKEY

In Article 8 of Turkish Penal Code (TPC) No. 5237, entitled “territorial jurisdiction”, it is stated that law will be enforced to the crimes committed within borders Turkey. Thus, principle territoriality seen have been adopted. this context, was first reviewed in study. However, order for enforced, necessary focus on what needs interpreted from country As a matter fact, seems two dimensions, real and hypothetical field law. way, after focusing Turkey, determine should “place offence”. Although merely not only adopted by Turkey enforcement criminal laws terms place offence, research limited territoriality. study examines how under circumstances foreign tourists accordance with