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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 72: Computation and application of limitation

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

(1) The limitation periods for prosecution and for the execution of penalties shall be determined by computing days, months and years. One day is twenty-four hours; one month is thirty days. A year shall be computed according to the official calendar.

(2) Limitation for prosecution and for the execution of penalties shall be applied ex officio, and the suspect, the accused and the convict may not waive it.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 72 · Zamanaşımının hesabı ve uygulanması

(1) Dava ve ceza zamanaşımı süreleri gün, ay ve yıl hesabıyla belirlenir. Bir gün, yirmidört saat; bir ay, otuz gündür. Yıl, resmi takvime göre hesap edilir.

(2) Dava ve ceza zamanaşımı re'sen uygulanır ve bundan şüpheli, sanık ve hükümlü vazgeçemezler.

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

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