Forgery crimes are regulated in the fourth section of the Turkish Penal Code entitled "Crimes Against Public Security" as follows: Article 204  "Forgery of Official Documents", Article 205  "Damaging, Destroying or Concealing Official Documents", Article 206 "False Declaration in the Preparation of Official Documents", Article 207 "Forgery of Private Documents", Article 208 "Damaging, Destroying or Concealing Private Documents" and Article 210 "Misuse of Signature". Forgery crimes can be committed in the form of forgery of official documents prepared by persons legally authorized to prepare the document, forgery of documents prepared by other persons and which may have legal consequences, forgery of signatures, and use of forged documents.

Forgery crimes are frequently the subject of investigations and prosecutions due to the fact that the documents in question are frequently prepared between official institutions and merchants and are investigated ex officio without the need for a complaint.

Individuals do not always have the opportunity to examine the signatures on the documents they use. Likewise, documents can be tampered with on a computer and forged documents can be prepared by malicious persons. There are cases of prosecution against innocent people whom had no idea that the documents are forged. 

Employers such as doctors, pharmacists and notaries, may also be subject to investigation and prosecution for forgery committed by their employees. Therefore, it is important to follow the investigation and prosecution process in forgery crimes with an experienced lawyer.

In Şahin&Tayar Law, we provide legal services on behalf of suspects and defendants in document forgery crimes and on behalf of victims of the crime.