A new regulation introducing chemical castration for sex offenders in Turkey was published in the Official Gazette on July 26.
According
to the new regulation, medical treatment to lower or terminate sexual
drive may be applied to individuals convicted of sex offences, either while they are serving time or during the control period if they are conditionally released.
The obligations for sex
offenders listed in the new regulation include joining programs for
treatment purposes, being barred from living in the area where their
victim either works or resides, being barred from approaching the area
where the victim is, and being barred from working in an environment
that involves being together with children.
“Convicts for whom
medical [castration] has been ordered may be sent to the related medical
establishment if necessary,” the new regulation reads, adding that
further punishments will be given to non-compliant convicts.
The regulation also states that its decrees will not apply to the convicts under the age of 18.
