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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 71: Interruption of the limitation period for the execution of penalties

Part Three: Sanctions › Chapter Four: Discontinuance of the Action and Extinction of the Penalty

(1) Service made to the convict in accordance with the law by the competent authority for the execution of the conviction judgment, or the apprehension of the convict for this purpose, shall interrupt the limitation period for the execution of the penalty.

(2) Where a person who has been convicted of an offence commits an intentional offence requiring imprisonment with an upper limit of more than two years, the limitation period for the execution of the penalty shall be interrupted.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 71 · Ceza zamanaşımının kesilmesi

(1) Mahkûmiyet hükmünün infazı için yetkili merci tarafından hükümlüye kanuna göre yapılan tebligat veya bu maksatla hükümlünün yakalanması ceza zamanaşımını keser.

(2) Bir suçtan dolayı mahkûm olan kimse üst sınırı iki yıldan fazla hapis cezasını gerektiren kasıtlı bir suç işlediği takdirde, ceza zamanaşımı kesilir.

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

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