On January 21, 1982 some new articles were added to Law 2238, with the enactment of Law 2594. LAWS 2238 AND 2594 ON THE HARVESTING, STORAGE, GRAFTING, AND TRANSPLANTATION OF ORGANS AND TISSUES LAW No. 2594 ADDENDUM (January 21, 1982)

ARTICLE 1- In the event of any accident or natural death, provided that the cause of death is not in any way related to the reason for organ harvesting and according to the conditions stated in Article 11, the suitable organs and tissues can be transplanted into persons whose lives depend upon this procedure without permission from the next of kin.

     Our efforts were successful. We drew up a law on organ procurement, preservation, and transplantation that has been deemed progressive enough to be used as a model by many other countries. On June 3, 1979, the law on harvesting, storage, grafting, and transplantation of organs and tissues was enacted. TURKISH TRANSPLANTATION LAW # 2238 On the Harvesting, Storage, Grafting and Transplantation of Organs and Tissues (June 3, 1979).

      ARTICLE 3- The buying and selling of organs and tissues for a monetary sum or other gain is forbidden.
      ARTICLE 4- Except for the distribution of information having scientific, statistical, and new characteristics, all advertisement in connection with the harvesting and donation of organs and tissues is forbidden.
      ARTICLE 5- Harvesting organs and tissues from persons under the age of 18 or who are not of sound mind is forbidden.
      ARTICLE 6- In order to be able to harvest organs and tissue from any person over the age of 18 who is of sound mind, a protocol, which beforehand the donor has approved of in writing and subscribed to verbally before at least two witnesses, should be approved by a physician.

     On the Harvesting, Storage, Grafting and Transplantation of Organs and Tissues (June 3, 1979)

      ARTICLE 11- In connection with enforcement of this law, the case of medical death is established unanimously by a committee of 4 physicians consisting of 1 cardiologist, 1 neurologist, 1 neurosurgeon, and 1 anesthesiologist by applying the rules, methods and practices which the level of science has reached in the country.
      ARTICLE 12- The physician who will perform the transplant surgery cannot be among the group which pronounced the donor as dead (Article 11).
      ARTICLE 15- Those harvesting, storing, grafting and transplanting organs and tissues in a manner not conforming to this law, and those intermediating in such actions as the buying and selling of organs and tissues and those brokering same, in the case that it does not require any heavier punishment, shall be sentenced to punishment of two (2) to four (4) years, and of 50,000 to 100,000 Turkish Lira.