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‘We speak to people’s conscience: Özkan must be released before he dies’

‘We speak to people’s conscience: Özkan must be released before he dies’

84-year-old seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan could not go to the video conference room for his hearing yesterday as he was unable to walk. The court has ruled that he shall remain in prison.

Court rejects lawyers’ requests: Aysel Tuğluk shall make defense at court

KOBANÎ TRIAL

Court rejects lawyers’ requests: Aysel Tuğluk shall make defense at court

In the Kobanî trial, the Ankara 22nd High Criminal Court has concluded that it is obligatory for Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk, who is diagnosed with dementia, to make her defense at court.

Kobanî trial | ‘Forensic medical report on Aysel Tuğluk not signed by a neurologist’

10TH HEARING

Kobanî trial | ‘Forensic medical report on Aysel Tuğluk not signed by a neurologist’

At the 10th hearing of the Kobanî trial, the lawyer of Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk talked about her health and demanded her release.

28 February 2022

Police intervention against lawyers’ protests for Aysel Tuğluk in Ankara, Mersin

Police intervention against lawyers’ protests for Aysel Tuğluk in Ankara, Mersin

Women lawyers have been protesting in the provinces of Ankara, Adana, Mersin, İzmir, Van and Hakkari and demanding that jailed Kurdish politician, lawyer and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk be released. Police intervened in Ankara and Mersin.

18 February 2022

‘We don’t accept that bar associations stay silent about Aysel Tuğluk’

WOMEN LAWYERS

‘We don’t accept that bar associations stay silent about Aysel Tuğluk’

Women lawyers have gathered in front of the İstanbul Bar Association and made a press statement about ill prisoners in the person of Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk, who is diagnosed with dementia and still held behind bars.

18 February 2022

‘Criminal liability’ report on Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk

FORENSIC MEDICINE INSTITUTION

‘Criminal liability’ report on Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk

The Forensic Medicine Institution has presented its report regarding ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk. Finding “mild cognitive impairment”, the report does not have any details about whether Tuğluk is in a medical state to stay in prison.

16 February 2022

Ill prisoner not referred to hospital as he rejects ‘mouth search’

Ill prisoner not referred to hospital as he rejects ‘mouth search’

Chronically ill prisoner Aydın cannot be treated as he does not accept his mouth being searched as a form of body cavity search while being taken to the hospital. His mother has filed a complaint about this practice by also citing the pandemic.

15 February 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Forensic Medicine Institution sends Aysel Tuğluk back to prison after 3-day observation

COURT RULING FORESAW 3 WEEKS

Forensic Medicine Institution sends Aysel Tuğluk back to prison after 3-day observation

While Kocaeli University Hospital concluded that Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk is not in a state to stay in prison, the İstanbul Forensic Medicine Institution said that she is. Tuğluk was sent to the Institution again for a third medical report.

7 February 2022

Rights group demands the release of Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, all ill prisoners

Rights group demands the release of Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, all ill prisoners

The Women’s Commission of Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch calls for the release of former HDP MP Tuğluk, who suffers from dementia: “Otherwise, this practice contrary to human dignity will lead to irreversible consequences.”

1 February 2022

Prisoner Bilgin found dead in ward 5 months before his release

Prisoner Bilgin found dead in ward 5 months before his release

Mehmet Hanefi Bilgin, who had been behind bars for 30 years, lost his life in Bolu Type F Prison in western Turkey. The prison administration called his family and informed them that Bilgin had a heart attack.

31 January 2022

Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk to be referred to Forensic Medicine Institution

Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk to be referred to Forensic Medicine Institution

With the related process completed at a public hospital where she was referred to for a third report, Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Tuğluk will be taken to the Forensic Medicine Institution again and kept there for a 3-week observation.

28 January 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Letter to UN for Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk: 'Take urgent action'

Letter to UN for Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk: 'Take urgent action'

43 bars, law and rights organizations from Turkey and the world have sent a letter to the special rapporteurs and working groups of the United Nations and expressed “grave concern” over “imminent risk to health and life of ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk.”

21 January 2022

Citizens express support for HDP MP Gergerlioğlu in the face of investigation

Citizens express support for HDP MP Gergerlioğlu in the face of investigation

31 citizens have signed a joint statement in solidarity with HDP Kocaeli MP Dr. Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, who is facing an investigation due to his social media messages about Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk.

19 January 2022

Former co-mayor Narin had a heart attack in prison

Former co-mayor Narin had a heart attack in prison

HDP Diyarbakır MP Taşçıer has submitted a Parliamentary question about Seyit Narin, a former Co-Mayor of Sur district who got sick in prison and whose request for being transferred from Rize to Diyarbakır, where his family lives, has been rejected.

17 January 2022

Report by Aysel Tuğluk Solidarity Group: 'Let her live'

CALL FOR RELEASE

Report by Aysel Tuğluk Solidarity Group: 'Let her live'

"Tuğluk's release in order to continue her treatment under conditions that safeguard her right to live and be medically cared for, is not only a necessary condition for the fulfilment of international agreements of which Turkey is party, but also a human necessity."

14 January 2022

Main opposition CHP calls for Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk’s release

Main opposition CHP calls for Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk’s release

CHP Adana Provincial Chair Mehmet Çelebi says, “Aysel Tuğluk should be released before further deterioration of her health.”

14 January 2022

Number of women calling for Aysel Tuğluk's freedom tops 5 thousand

PETITION

Number of women calling for Aysel Tuğluk's freedom tops 5 thousand

Seeking the release of Kurdish politician and seriously ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk, the petition of “A Call from 1000 Women for Freedom to Aysel Tuğluk” has received over 5 thousand signatures in four days.

11 January 2022

Petition for politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk: ‘We don’t want to be late to save her'

CALL FROM 1,000 WOMEN

Petition for politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk: ‘We don’t want to be late to save her'

The petition titled “A Call from 1000 Women for Freedom to Aysel Tuğluk” will be open for signatures until January 12: “We can no longer stay silent when her life is blatantly put at risk. We can no longer remain mere spectators.”

Investigation against HDP's Gergerlioğlu over his social media post about Aysel Tuğluk

Investigation against HDP's Gergerlioğlu over his social media post about Aysel Tuğluk

With his request for visiting Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk rejected by the Justice Ministry, HDP MP Gergerlioğlu made a press statement in front of the Kandıra Prison. He has faced an investigation shortly afterwards.

Ministry doesn’t permit HDP MP Gergerlioğlu to visit Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Tuğluk

Ministry doesn’t permit HDP MP Gergerlioğlu to visit Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Tuğluk

HDP Kocaeli MP Gergerlioğlu, also a physician, speaks to bianet about the contradictory medical reports on jailed politician Aysel Tuğluk. According to the MP, the report of the İstanbul Forensic Medicine Institution does not contain medical statements.

6 January 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Women’s groups call for Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk’s release

Women’s groups call for Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk’s release

With her medical condition deteriorating, former HDP MP Aysel Tuğluk is still held behind bars. 68 women’s organizations demand her freedom in a joint statement.

21 December 2021

Ill prisoner Halil Güneş loses his life in prison

Ill prisoner Halil Güneş loses his life in prison

Halil Güneş was in treatment for lung and bone cancer. While a public hospital issued a report noting that “he was not in a state to stay in prison”, the Forensic Medicine Institution’s report indicated that “he could stay in prison”. Güneş has died in prison.

15 December 2021

Seriously ill prisoner Özkan tests positive for COVID-19

Seriously ill prisoner Özkan tests positive for COVID-19

Held in prison for 25 years despite being found not guilty by the prosecutor’s office as well, 83-year-old seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan and his son Ahmet Özkan, who stays in the same ward with him, have caught coronavirus.

8 December 2021

83-year-old ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan not released

'HE CANNOT UNDERSTAND, HEAR YOU'

83-year-old ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan not released

At his hearing today, the warden accompanying Özkan said, “He cannot understand or hear you” in response to a question of the presiding judge. Mehmet Emin Özkan has still not been released on the grounds of another ongoing trial.

16 September 2021

Forensic medical report says Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk ‘can stay in prison’

Forensic medical report says Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk ‘can stay in prison’

The Forensic Medicine Institution has concluded that “the execution of Aysel Tuğluk’s sentence can continue in prison conditions by enabling her to receive treatment and regular medical checks at the polyclinic at recommended intervals.”

13 September 2021

Ill prisoner loses his life shortly after his release

Ill prisoner loses his life shortly after his release

Released from Ankara Sincan Prison on August 25 as his health condition took a turn for the worse, Mehmet Ali Çelebi has passed away at hospital.

6 September 2021

Forensic Medicine Institution says 83-year-old ill prisoner can stay behind bars

Forensic Medicine Institution says 83-year-old ill prisoner can stay behind bars

The Forensic Medicine Institution has issued a report on seriously ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan (83), who is unable to meet his personal needs on his own, and concluded that he can stay in prison.

'Tomorrow may be too late for Mehmet Emin Özkan'

'Tomorrow may be too late for Mehmet Emin Özkan'

Another application has been made for the deferment of the execution of the prison sentence of 83-year-old Mehmet Emin Özkan, whose court records show that he has been in prison for 25 years for a crime he did not commit.

3 June 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Ill prisoner demands treatment for cancer

Ill prisoner demands treatment for cancer

Sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment and behind bars for 37 years, Ali Osman Köse’s treatment for cancer is being delayed, say his attorneys, raising concerns that his applications are also left unanswered.

26 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Ill prisoner is awaiting response from Constitutional Court

Ill prisoner is awaiting response from Constitutional Court

Sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment, 65-year-old prisoner Ali Osman Köse, a cancer patient, has made an application to the Constitutional Court and requested his release for his treatment.

12 May 2021 İlknur Karadeniz

Ill prisoner Kemal Gömi attacked in prison

Ill prisoner Kemal Gömi attacked in prison

Imprisoned for 28 years and diagnosed with “chronic schizophrenia”, Kemal Gömi was attacked in prison. Making a statement about the issue, attorney Turgut has announced that she was not allowed to see her client.

Ill prisoner Yalçın loses his life

Ill prisoner Yalçın loses his life

Treated for cancer and arrested for over four years, ill prisoner Hadi Yalçın has lost his life. The requests for release of the ill prisoner were rejected.

11 January 2021

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