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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 16: Deduction from the penalty

Part One: Fundamental Principles, Definitions and Scope of Application › Chapter Two: Scope of Application of the Code

(1) For an offence, wherever committed, the period spent in a foreign country in custody, under observation, in pre-trial detention or serving a sentence shall be deducted from the penalty to be imposed in Türkiye for the same offence.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 16 · Cezadan mahsup

(1) Nerede işlenmiş olursa olsun bir suçtan dolayı, yabancı ülkede gözaltında, gözlem altında, tutuklulukta veya hükümlülükte geçen süre, aynı suçtan dolayı Türkiye'de verilecek cezadan mahsup edilir.

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

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