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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 110: Effective repentance

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Two: Offences Against Persons › Chapter Seven: Offences against Liberty

(1) If the person who commits the offence defined in the preceding article voluntarily releases the victim in a safe place without causing harm to his or her person before an investigation is initiated in respect of this offence, the penalty shall be reduced by up to two thirds.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 110 · Etkin pişmanlık

(1) Yukarıdaki maddede tanımlanan suçu işleyen kişi, bu suç nedeniyle soruşturmaya başlanmadan önce mağdurun şahsına zararı dokunmaksızın, onu kendiliğinden güvenli bir yerde serbest bırakacak olursa cezanın üçte ikisine kadarı indirilir.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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