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The children suffer physical and psychological violence as well as other rights violations, according to a report by the Diyarbakır Bar Association.

There are more than 1,500 children in Turkey's prisons and 1,066 of them were not released durign the pandemic despite not being convicted, notes the CİSST.

The court has rejected the objection to the arrest of Eylem Oyunlu, who is imprisoned with her two babies. Her attorney and 25 organizations have made statements about the judicial process and the babies, who are both suffering from illnesses.

Arrested by the Lice Penal Judgeship of Peace on June 17, Eylem O. was sent to Diyarbakır Women’s Closed Prison with her 10-day-old baby and 2-year-old child.

Eylem Oyunlu has been remanded in custody with her 10-day-old and two-year-old children as part of a "terror" investigation.

In 2017, 2 thousand and 56 children were sent to prison in Turkey. It is also known that around 3 thousand children have been currently behind bars and 16 thousand children have been on probation across Turkey.

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

Human rights activist, Zafer Kıraç, has staged a peaceful protest for the imprisoned children to be able to send letters free of charge, Undersecretary Kenan İpek promised a solution meeting for the next week.