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

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STAT Norway Turkey
Crimes possibly attracting life sentence No life imprisonment sentence Sexual offences, military and political crimes
Crimes requiring mandatory sentence No life imprisonment sentence Murder with special cirucumstances, treason, terrorism
Has indefinite sentence Yes Yes
Has life imprisonment No Yes
Life sentence under the age of 18 or 21 No life imprisonment sentence, people over age of 15 can be sentenced by normal laws or to child protection Maximum 24 years
Maximum length of sentence 21 years (can be extended indefinitely if the criminal poses a danger to society at the end of served time); 30 years for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity None
Minimum life sentence to serve before eligibility for requesting parole Varies, depending on sentence 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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