Smuggling, within the scope of the Anti-Smuggling Law in Türkey, is included in our criminal law. The Anti-Smuggling Law is a special law that regulates the crime of smuggling and defines multiple actions that constitute the crime of smuggling within its content. Therefore, it is not possible to provide a single definition of the crime of smuggling. However, if we make a basic definition: smuggling refers to the entry of various goods into countries without subjecting them to customs procedures. It is important to note here that the smuggled item being bring into or taken out of the country is “goods”; in practice, this is also referred to as “customs smuggling.” This crime has no connection with what is known as migrant smuggling, which is not regulated by this law. Therefore, attention must be paid to the difference between migrant smuggling and goods smuggling.
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