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The Legal and Factual Appearance of the Right to Hope in Turkey: The Aggravated Life Imprisonment Execution Regime

The report examines the execution regime based on aggravated life imprisonment, which was introduced as a substitute after the abolition of the death penalty in Turkey, within the framework of human dignity, the right to hope, and the principles of reintegration into society. It provides a comprehensive assessment in light of international human rights standards and a comparative law perspective.
Author / Editor:
Prepared by (TOHAV)
Design: Ahmet Soykarcı
Publication Date: 2026
Publishing Date:
2026
Language:
Turkish
Publisher:
Foundation for Social and Legal Studies
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In this study, the problems arising from the fact that the current execution regime does not offer prisoners a foreseeable possibility of release, thereby effectively turning into a system that produces "lifelong hopelessness," are analyzed within the framework of human rights law.

The report has been published in Turkish.

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June 2026