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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 46: Imprisonment penalties

Part Three: Sanctions › Chapter One: Penalties

(1) Imprisonment penalties are as follows:

a) Aggravated life imprisonment.

b) Life imprisonment.

c) Fixed-term imprisonment.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 46 · Hapis cezaları

(1) Hapis cezaları şunlardır:

a) Ağırlaştırılmış müebbet hapis cezası.

b) Müebbet hapis cezası.

c) Süreli hapis cezası.

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

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