Definition
(1) A non-citizen, against whom a criminal investigation or prosecution has been initiated or against whom there is conviction because of a crime committed, or alleged to have been committed in a foreign country, may be extradited, upon request, for the purpose of an investigation or prosecution or enforcement of a penalty.
However, the extradition request shall not be accepted, if the act for which extradition is requested:
a) does not constitute a criminal offence in Turkish Law;
b) is a criminal offence of a political or military nature, or is a crime of thought;
c) is an offence against the security of the Turkish state or causes damage to the Turkish state, a Turkish citizen or legal entity established under Turkish law,
d) is a criminal offence which falls under the jurisdiction of Turkey,
e) has benefited from an amnesty or statute of limitation.