Author: Anthea » Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:47 am
Life imprisonment in Turkey explainedLife imprisonment in Turkey is a legal form of punishment and the most severe form of punishment. In most cases life imprisonment replaced capital punishmentLaw 4771 of 3 August 2002 abolished the death penalty for peace time and replaced capital punishment with life imprisonment for 17 provisions of the Turkish Penal Code Law 5218 of 14 July 2004 abolished the death penalty completely.
This law provided that in some 40 provisions of the Turkish Penal Code and other laws such as the Law on Forests the death penalty was replaced by
aggravated life imprisonment New laws since 2005On 1 June 2005 a number of new laws such as a new penal code (Law 5237), a new code of criminal proceedings (Law 5271) and new law on the execution of sentences (Law 5275) entered into force.
Articles 45 to 52 of the Turkish Penal Code (TPC) of 2005 divide sentences into strict imprisonment, ordinary imprisonment, and fines. Imprisonment is divided into
aggravated life imprisonment, life imprisonment and termed sentences of imprisonment. Indefinite sentences besides life imprisonment and aggravated life imprisonment do not exist in Turkey.
The Law 5275 on the Execution of Sentences provides that prisoners sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment are held in rooms for one person and are allowed one hour of open air or sports per day. Under subparagraph c), prisoners serving aggravated life imprisonment may have their daily one-hour open-air exercise and sports period extended and may be allowed to engage in limited contact with prisoners accommodated in the same unit, depending on the risk factors, security requirements and the efforts and good behaviour they demonstrate in rehabilitation and educational activities.
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