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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 49: Fixed-term imprisonment

Part Three: Sanctions › Chapter One: Penalties

(1) Fixed-term imprisonment may not be less than one month or more than twenty years, except where otherwise provided by law.

(2) Imprisonment of one year or less imposed by judgment is short-term imprisonment.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 49 · Süreli hapis cezası

(1) Süreli hapis cezası, kanunda aksi belirtilmeyen hallerde bir aydan az, yirmi yıldan fazla olamaz.

(2) Hükmedilen bir yıl veya daha az süreli hapis cezası, kısa süreli hapis cezasıdır.

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

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