title: Some samples of weapons and instruments used as weapon in criminal offenses in Turkey.
abstract: The variety of instruments used for crime of violence is wide. Besides the manufactured legal weapons, there are comparable numbers of purchased instruments, which are used as lethal weapons and significant numbers of comprising home-made ones. The instruments used during the commission of a crime shows similarity throughout the countries. Nevertheless, there are small differences to be seen. The topic of this subject features the types of weapons used in criminal offenses in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Sciences, Istanbul University, 34303 Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: H Bülent
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Uner
authors.forename: Mira R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gökdogan
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cakan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000473:pathology; D002610:Cheek / Q000293:injuries; D003415:Crime; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005389:Firearms / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014421:Turkey; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*