Important amendments are made in the criminal execution law
through the Law No. 7242 Amending the Law on Execution of Sentences
and Security Measures and Certain Codes ("Law") which is
published in the Official Gazette dated 15 April 2020. The
principal issues regarding the amendments are summarized below.
With the Law, times to be spent in the execution facilities with
regard to the release on prohibition are regulated. Accordingly,
regarding the offences committed before 30.03.2020, the ratio of
time to be spent in execution facility for release on prohibition
is decreased from two thirds to half of the total sentence, with
the exception of listed offences.
Also the probation period is amended. Pursuant to Provisional
Article 6(1) of the Law No. 5275 on Execution of Sentences and
Security Measures, the probation period is extended to three years
for the offences committed before 30.03.2020. However, probation
period of one year is maintained for the offences to be
