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Özet
"Crime of Usury", which is the subject of this study, is regulated among the "Crimes Against Economy, Industry and Trade" in Article 241 of the Turkish Penal Code No.5237. With this article, lending money in order to gain profit is sanctioned. A provision similar to the crime of usury has not been included in the promulgated Turkish Penal Code numbered 765. The acts considered usury and the sanctions for these acts were first included in the Law on Lending Money No.2279, which entered into force in 1933. Later, in the Decree Law No. 90 on Lending Transactions, usury is determined as a crime. However, the provision in the Turkish Penal Code numbered 5237, unlike the previous ones, has accepted the act of lending a single loan as a crime. The execution of the lending of money as a profession or occupation is not required for the formation of the crime. In the first part of the study, general information about the crime of usury is given. In this context, the concepts of "Loan for Consumption" and "Lesion" will be discussed in terms of their relevance to crime of usury. Then, the relationship between crime of usury and freedom of contract is addressed. In the continuation of the study, the crime of usury is examined in the light of the doctrine and case law.