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Child with disputed criminal responsibility arrested in Diyarbakır

Child with disputed criminal responsibility arrested in Diyarbakır

DEM Party MP Newroz Uysal said, “The child’s criminal responsibility is debatable; there is no legal basis for his detention. He must be released immediately.”

9 April 2026 Nalin Öztekin

Children detained over Rojava protests subjected to strip searches, complaint reveals

Children detained over Rojava protests subjected to strip searches, complaint reveals

A DEM Party MP filed an official complaint with the parliament’s Human Rights Investigation Commission, calling for an on-site investigation

19 February 2026 Nalin Öztekin

'Everyone looks at us from the outside, they should see from the inside too'

CILDREN PUSHED INTO CRIME SPEAK OUT

'Everyone looks at us from the outside, they should see from the inside too'

Murat, who spent his childhood in prison, spoke about what it means to be “pushed into crime,” the lack of preventive and protective mechanisms, and how child-centered support changed his life.

13 January 2026 Nalin Öztekin

‘There is no state inside prison, I saw people setting each other on fire’

‘There is no state inside prison, I saw people setting each other on fire’

Burak, who spent his childhood in state care dormitories and a closed prison, shared what it means to be "pushed into crime" through his own story. He answered our questions about what children and young people experience behind the walls of closed prisons.

23 December 2025 Nalin Öztekin

Number of child prisoners reaches 2,157

Number of child prisoners reaches 2,157

There are a total of 270,607 prisoners kept in 403 prisons in Turkey.

‘1,941 arrested, convicted children in Turkey with their rights, needs disregarded’

ANKARA MEDICAL CHAMBER

‘1,941 arrested, convicted children in Turkey with their rights, needs disregarded’

The Ankara Medical Chamber has made a statement about the situation of children in Turkey’s prisons and underlined that the conditions that “push” children to crime must be improved first.

7 Child Prisoners Injured in Denizli Prison

7 Child Prisoners Injured in Denizli Prison

Seven convicted girls have been wounded in an incident that occurred in Bozkurt Open Women and Children’s Prison. The institution called the psychologists for duty

HDP Brings Juvenile Detention Center Fire to Parliamentary Agenda

HDP Brings Juvenile Detention Center Fire to Parliamentary Agenda

HDP MP Danış Beştaş has brought the fire, which broke out in Adana juvenile detention center and killed two children, to parliamentary agenda.

27 January 2017

Free Posting Right for Child Prisoners

Free Posting Right for Child Prisoners

The Red Crescent has sent the postage stamps required for child prisoners to send letters free of charge to prison administrations.

28 November 2016

Legislative Proposal from CHP for Imprisoned Children Correspond Free of Charge

Legislative Proposal from CHP for Imprisoned Children Correspond Free of Charge

CHP İstanbul MP Eren Erdem has submitted a legislative proposal with regards to the correspondence of imprisoned children free of charge in order to compensate the problems and trauma they are being exposed to in penal institutions.

19 January 2016