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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 293: Effective repentance

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Four: Offences against the Nation and the State, and Final Provisions › Chapter Two: Offences against the Administration of Justice

(1) Where a (...) detainee or convict, after escaping, voluntarily surrenders by showing effective repentance, the penalty to be imposed shall be reduced by five-sixths to one-sixth, taking into account the period elapsed from the day of escape until the day on which the surrender takes place. However, where the period of escape exceeds six months, no reduction shall be made in the penalty.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 293 · Etkin pişmanlık

(1) (...) tutuklu veya hükümlünün, kaçtıktan sonra etkin pişmanlık göstererek kendiliğinden teslim olması halinde, kaçtığı günden itibaren teslimin gerçekleştiği güne kadar geçen süre dikkate alınarak, verilecek cezanın altıda beşinden altıda birine kadarı indirilir. Ancak, kaçma süresinin altı ayı geçmesi halinde cezada indirim yapılmaz.

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

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