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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 82: Aggravated circumstances

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Two: Offences Against Persons › Chapter One: Offences Against Life

(1) Where the offence of intentional killing is committed;

a) With premeditation,

b) With monstrous intent or by inflicting torment,

c) By means of fire, flood, destruction, sinking or bombing, or by using nuclear, biological or chemical weapons,

d) Against an ascendant or descendant, or against a spouse, divorced spouse or sibling,

e) Against a child or against a person who is unable to defend himself or herself physically or mentally,

f) Amended: 12/5/2022, Law No. 7406, Art. 2 Against a woman,

g) Because of the public duty performed by the person,

h) For the purpose of concealing an offence, destroying its evidence, facilitating its commission or avoiding arrest,

i) Added: 29/6/2005, Law No. 5377, Art. 9 Out of the indignation felt at being unable to commit an offence,

j) With the motive of blood feud,

k) With the motive of custom (honour),

the person shall be punished with aggravated life imprisonment.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 82 · Nitelikli haller

(1) Kasten öldürme suçunun;

a) Tasarlayarak,

b) Canavarca hisle veya eziyet çektirerek,

c) Yangın, su baskını, tahrip, batırma veya bombalama ya da nükleer, biyolojik veya kimyasal silah kullanmak suretiyle,

d) Üstsoy veya altsoydan birine ya da eş, boşandığı eş veya kardeşe karşı,

e) Çocuğa ya da beden veya ruh bakımından kendisini savunamayacak durumda bulunan kişiye karşı,

f) (Değişik:12/5/2022-7406/2 md.) Kadına karşı,

g) Kişinin yerine getirdiği kamu görevi nedeniyle,

h) Bir suçu gizlemek, delillerini ortadan kaldırmak veya işlenmesini kolaylaştırmak ya da yakalanmamak amacıyla,

i) (Ek:29/6/2005 - 5377/9 md.)Bir suçu işleyememekten dolayı duyduğu infialle,

j) Kan gütme saikiyle,

k) Töre saikiyle,

İşlenmesi halinde, kişi ağırlaştırılmış müebbet hapis cezası ile cezalandırılır.

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

Unofficial translation for information only. The Turkish text published in the Official Gazette is the only authoritative version. This page is not legal advice.