Editing Human rights in Turkey (section)

===Capital punishment===
{{Main|Capital punishment in Turkey}}
The death penalty has not been implemented in Turkey since 1984. Turkey abolished the sentence for peace time offences in 2002 and for all offences in 2004. The sentence was replaced by aggravated life imprisonment (''ağırlaştırılmış müebbet hapis cezası''). According to Article 9 of Law 5275 on the Execution of Sentences<ref>An [http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/kanunlar/k5275.html online edition of Law 5275] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207054258/https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/kanunlar/k5275.html |date=2018-12-07 }} (in Turkish on pages of the Turkish Government); accessed on 10 September 2009</ref> these prisoners are held in [[Solitary confinement|individual cells]] in [[Supermax|high security prisons]] and are allowed to exercise in a neighbouring yard one hour per day. They have more limited access to activities and they are not allowed to work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Türkiye: prisons in 2024 |url=https://www.prison-insider.com/en/countryprofile/turkiye-2024?s=populations-specifiques-5d9b19c2d4a4f |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Prison Insider |language=en}}</ref>