Crime of Encouraging the Use of Narcotics on Social Networks

Balci M., ÇAKIR K.

ADDICTA-THE TURKISH JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS, cilt.9, sa.1, ss.23-30, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/addicta.2021.21113
  • Dergi Adı: ADDICTA-THE TURKISH JOURNAL ON ADDICTIONS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.23-30
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Broadcast, encouragement, internet environment, narcotics or psychotropic substances, publicity, social network
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Under the second paragraph of Article 190 of the Turkish Criminal Code numbered 5327, titled "Facilitating the Use of Narcotics or Psychotropic Substances," encouraging the use of narcotics or psychotropic substances or broadcasting messages with such an intent is ruled as a criminal act. If the encouragement is in the public domain, it constitutes a crime. Evidently, the message-sharing in social media adds publicity to any content. If an individual uses a picture, text, or photograph to publicly encourage the use of narcotics or psychotropic substances by stating that it brings relief and peace of mind and eliminates all problems, it will be constituted as a crime, regulated under the second paragraph of Article 190.