09.10.2002 - Source: European Commission

European Commission: The death penalty in time of peace has been converted into life imprisonment ("2002 Regular Report on Turkey's Process Towards Accession") [#10217],  [ID 13353]

"Following the August 2002 reforms, capital punishment in peacetime has been
abolished. The abolition of capital punishment had been widely debated in the coalition
Government, and central to this debate was Öcalan’s case, which is pending before the
ECtHR. The death penalty in time of peace has been converted into life imprisonment.
Prisoners convicted of terrorist crimes must serve their full sentence.
The process of converting existing death sentences into life imprisonment began in
September 2002. The moratorium on executions, in force since 1984, has been
maintained although death sentences continued to be imposed by Courts until August
2002, on the basis of the Anti-Terror Law."

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02.08.2002 - Source: Amnesty International

Amnesty International: Abolition of death penalty ("Turkey: Abolition of death penalty welcomed") [#8126],  [ID 13354]

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