Murder (Turkish law)

Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.8 killings per 100,000 people. There are four types of homicide in Turkey:

Type	Definition
Murder	The premeditated killing of a person, or the intentional killing of a person whilst committing, preparing for, or escaping from any crime, is murder. The punishment for this crime is life imprisonment, although a prison sentence between 20 and 50 years may also be given. Life is sometimes commuted (clemency from the President) to 30 years, or 36 years if given more than one life sentence.
Manslaughter	The deliberate killing of a person without premeditation (or the other circumstances of murder) is manslaughter for which the maximum sentence is 20 years. The sentence depends on the particular circumstances of the crime and its perpetrator.
Negligent killing or vehicular homicide	Maximum sentence is 3 years (minimum of 11 months for the driver). The perpetrator in this situation can expect to receive some jail time of about 6 – 12 months.
Infanticide	The killing of a baby less than 12 months old by its mother where she can show that she was suffering from the effects of the birth or breast-feeding. Maximum sentence is 5 years.

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