ARTICLE · 28 APRIL 2022

Türk Hukuku'nda Kumar Ve Bahis

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Kumar, Türk Ceza Kanunu'nda "kazanç amacıyla icra edilen ve kâr ve zararın talihe bağlı olduğu oyunlar" şeklinde tanımlanmış olup topluma ve genel ahlaka karşı suçlar kapsamında düzenlenmektedir.

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Kumar, Türk Ceza Kanunu'nda "kazanç amacıyla icra edilen ve kâr ve zararın talihe bağlı olduğu oyunlar" şeklinde tanımlanmış olup topluma ve genel ahlaka karşı suçlar kapsamında düzenlenmektedir. Tanıma bakıldığında, oyun veya sporlar bakımından ayrım yapılmadığı ve kâr ve zararın talihe bağlı olduğu bütün oyun ve spor türlerini kapsayacak şekilde kanunda yer aldığı görülmektedir. Kumardan farklı olarak mevzuatta ayrı bir şekilde tanımlanmayan "bahis" ise, sonucu önceden belli olmayan, ancak var olabilecek sonuca göre kazanç sağlayan bir organizasyonun sonuçlarının üçüncü kişiler tarafından tahmin edilmesine dayanan bir sistemdir.

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Anayasası, devletin gençlerin kumar ve benzeri kötü alışkanlıklardan korunması için gerekli tedbirleri alacağı şeklinde düzenleme getirmektedir. Bunun doğal bir sonucu olarak da kumar ve bahis, Türk mevzuatında, genel itibari ile yasaklanan ve ancak devlet kontrolünde yürütülebilen bir müessese olarak yer

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