Home›Sources›Venice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)SourcesVenice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)European Commission for Democracy through Law, Council of EuropeCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Venice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/venice-commission-opinion-turkish-penal-code-216-299-301-314.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Venice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/venice-commission-opinion-turkish-penal-code-216-299-301-314Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-venice-commission-opinion-on-articles-21, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Venice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/venice-commission-opinion-turkish-penal-code-216-299-301-314}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA formal legal opinion issued in 2016 by the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law, examining four articles of the Turkish Penal Code used to restrict expression, including Article 216's religious-insult provision, quoting the statutory text and assessing it against European free-expression standards.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (9 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedEuropean Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), Council of EuropeURLWell-attestedhttps://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-AD(2016)002-eSource TypeWell-attestedInternational bodyAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Tier one: an official advisory body of the Council of Europe, composed of independent constitutional law experts, issuing a formal legal opinion that quotes and analyzes the Turkish Penal Code's own text article by article.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithTurkish, Languages Well-attested This source names Turkish directly: "law, examining four articles of the Turkish Penal Code used to restrict expression, including Article 216's religious-insult provision, quoting the statutory text and assessing it against European..."Source Venice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)tier 1Venice, Cities Well-attested This source names Venice directly: "legal opinion issued in 2016 by the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional law, examining four articles of the Turkish Penal Code used to restrict expression..."Source Venice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)tier 1Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds.Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested6CountriesTurkeySourcesVenice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)Holds2SourcesVenice Commission Opinion on Articles 216, 299, 301 and 314 of the Turkish Penal Code (CDL-AD(2016)002)General References1CountriesTurkeyComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year