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Crime > Punishment Stats: compare key data on Switzerland & Turkey

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STAT Switzerland Turkey
Crimes possibly attracting life sentence Aggravated murder, aggravated hostage-taking, genocide, endangering the independence of the country Sexual offences, military and political crimes
Crimes requiring mandatory sentence None Murder with special cirucumstances, treason, terrorism
Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Has life imprisonment Yes Yes
Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 under 15 : no imprisonment 15\u201317 : max. 4 years' imprisonment Maximum 24 years
Maximum length of sentence None None
Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole 10 years or 15 years; individually set by judge Life imprisonment: 24 years (30 if organized crime), Multiple life imprisonments: 30 years (34 if organized crime), Aggravated life imprisonment: 30 years (36 if organized crime), Multiple aggravated life imprisonments: 36 years (40 if organized crime), or never (aggravated life imprisonment for terrorism)

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