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Turkish Penal Code (Law No. 5237)

Article 96: Torment

Book Two: Special Provisions › Part Two: Offences Against Persons › Chapter Three: Torture and Torment

(1) Any person who performs acts that cause another person to suffer torment shall be sentenced to imprisonment from two to five years. Added sentence: 12/5/2022, Law No. 7406, Art. 5 Where the offence is committed against a woman, the lower limit of the penalty shall not be less than two years and six months.

(2) Where the acts falling within the scope of the preceding paragraph are committed;

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

b) Against an ascendant or descendant, a stepfather or stepmother, or a spouse or divorced spouse,

the person shall be sentenced to imprisonment from three to eight years.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 96 · Eziyet

(1) Bir kimsenin eziyet çekmesine yol açacak davranışları gerçekleştiren kişi hakkında iki yıldan beş yıla kadar hapis cezasına hükmolunur. (Ek cümle:12/5/2022-7406/5 md.) Suçun kadına karşı işlenmesi hâlinde cezanın alt sınırı iki yıl altı aydan az olamaz.

(2) Yukarıdaki fıkra kapsamına giren fiillerin;

a) Çocuğa, beden veya ruh bakımından kendisini savunamayacak durumda bulunan kişiye ya da gebe kadına karşı,

b) Üstsoy veya altsoya, babalık veya analığa ya da eşe veya boşandığı eşe karşı,

İşlenmesi halinde, kişi hakkında üç yıldan sekiz yıla kadar hapis cezasına hükmolunur.

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

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