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Women prisoners lack access to sanitary pads and wax
Women prisoners lack access to sanitary pads and wax
Sexual harassment by prison staff, working for long hours for low salaries, need for legal advice… Women prisoners face various difficulties in Turkey.
25 May 2022
Video footage shows torture despite reports of ‘heart attack’ and ‘infectious disease’
DEATHS IN SİLİVRİ PRISON
Video footage shows torture despite reports of ‘heart attack’ and ‘infectious disease’
Having lost his life in Silivri Closed Prison, Ferhan Yılmaz’s video from the intensive case has surfaced. While the Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses said “his heart stopped and he died”, the death report referred to an “infectious disease”.
14 April 2022
Prisoner: Warden gave a rope and said, ‘Hang yourself’
Prisoner: Warden gave a rope and said, ‘Hang yourself’
The İstanbul Branch of the Human Rights Association has made a statement about the torture and ill treatment of prisoners at Silivri No. 5 Prison and the death of two prisoners, urging the authorities to launch a penal and administrative investigation.
13 April 2022
‘Prisoners attempted to commit suicide following wardens' torture in Silivri Prison’
LAWYERS FOR FREEDOM ASSOCIATION
‘Prisoners attempted to commit suicide following wardens' torture in Silivri Prison’
The İstanbul Branch of the Lawyers for Freedom Association has announced that six prisoners who had been subjected to torture attmpted to commit suicide by taking medicine and one of the prisoners has been taken to the intensive care.
12 April 2022
Uploading prisoner’s letters to judiciary informatics system ‘violates rights’
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Uploading prisoner’s letters to judiciary informatics system ‘violates rights’
Turkey’s top court has acknowledged that uploading the letters of an arrestee to the National Judiciary Informatics System (UYAP) “violates the right to respect for privacy and freedom of communication”.
8 April 2022
Clothes not let in prison 'due to their color' worn by HDP MP at the Parliament
Clothes not let in prison 'due to their color' worn by HDP MP at the Parliament
HDP Group Deputy Chair Danış Beştaş wore the clothes not let in Elazığ Prison to be worn by jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven: “Prison administration said, ‘We cannot let the dress in in these colors’. Can a color be banned in a country? No, it cannot”.
7 April 2022
He demanded freedom for his arrested friend, he is now arrested himself
He demanded freedom for his arrested friend, he is now arrested himself
Emir Karakum, whose letter about his arrested friend we previously covered, has been arrested; he was severely battered while “Mehter Anthem”, the anthem of the Ottoman military band, was being played during his entry to the prison.
25 March 2022 Ayça Söylemez
Electricity bills in Turkey’s prisons on Parliamentary agenda
Electricity bills in Turkey’s prisons on Parliamentary agenda
Main opposition CHP MP Hakverdi has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the fact that prisoners are made to pay high electricity bills in prison and their bills have tripled following the recent price increases.
21 March 2022
‘End violations of rights against political prisoners in Turkey’
LETTER TO MINISTRY, PARLIAMENT
‘End violations of rights against political prisoners in Turkey’
The Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch has addressed an open letter to the Ministry of Justice, Parliamentary Human Rights Commission and General Directorate of Prisons on the occasion of “Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners”.
18 March 2022
Electricity bills have tripled in Turkey’s prisons as well
Electricity bills have tripled in Turkey’s prisons as well
Writing to bianet from the Elbistan Type E Closed Prison, cartoonist Ahmet Bilge says that while he and three fellow prisoners would pay 80 lira on average for the electricity bill, it almost tripled last month and they were expected to pay 220 lira.
7 March 2022 Ayça Söylemez
Rights advocates, lawyers in Adana call for an end to ‘mouth search’ in prison
Rights advocates, lawyers in Adana call for an end to ‘mouth search’ in prison
The Adana Bar Association and Adana branches of the Human Rights Association and Progressive Lawyers’ Association made a press statement about the “mouth search”, a type of body cavity search, in the Adana Kürkçüler Type F Closed Prison.
4 March 2022
Rights organization raises concerns about ‘mouth search’ in prison
Rights organization raises concerns about ‘mouth search’ in prison
Lawyers from the Prisons Commission of the Human Rights Association (İHD) Adana Branch visited the Kürkçüler Type F Closed Prison, met with nine prisoners and prepared a report based on their accounts and observations.
24 February 2022
Turkish Medical Association meets Parliamentary Human Rights Commission
Turkish Medical Association meets Parliamentary Human Rights Commission
TTB Chair Prof. Korur Fincancı met the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission Chair and Director General of Prisons and Detention Houses about rights violations in prisons, ill prisoners and forensic medical reports given for ill prisoners.
18 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
Prisoners complain about bills, too: Power cut, heaters off
PRISON CONDITIONS IN TURKEY
Prisoners complain about bills, too: Power cut, heaters off
According to the latest monthly report of the Civil Society in the Penal System Association, prisoners complain that electricity prices are increasing day by day and they cannot pay the fees as it puts their families into trouble economically.
9 February 2022
A year in Turkey’s prisons amid pandemic: Prisoners unable to access healthcare
2020 ANNUAL REPORT
A year in Turkey’s prisons amid pandemic: Prisoners unable to access healthcare
The Civil Society in the Penal System Association has released its annual report on Turkey’s prisons: One of the major problems facing prisoners in 2020 was the violation of their right to access healthcare.
8 February 2022
Constitutional Court rejects the application of jailed PKK leader Öcalan’s lawyers
Constitutional Court rejects the application of jailed PKK leader Öcalan’s lawyers
The Asrın Law Office applied to the Constitutional Court as they are unable to meet or hear from their clients held in İmralı Prison. The top court rejected the application on January 12 and notified the lawyers on January 31.
3 February 2022
Turkey’s Batman province faced 14 violations of rights per day in 2021, shows report
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
Turkey’s Batman province faced 14 violations of rights per day in 2021, shows report
The Batman Branch of the İHD has released its 2021 annual report on violations of rights: 5,019 violations of rights were documented in the province in a year, which means, on average, 14 violations occurred in the city every day.
28 January 2022
3,118 violations of rights in Turkey's 20 prisons in the last 3 months of 2021
İHD PRISON REPORT
3,118 violations of rights in Turkey's 20 prisons in the last 3 months of 2021
According to the last quarterly report of the Human Rights Association’s İstanbul Branch, 3,118 violations of rights in total, including eight losses of life, occurred in 20 prisons in Turkey in the last three months of 2021.
27 January 2022
Free in other prisons, book banned in Bolu Prison for 'jeopardizing security'
Free in other prisons, book banned in Bolu Prison for 'jeopardizing security'
A legal book with an ISBN allocated by the Ministry of Culture is not given to Erol Zavar, who also gave an interview to be included in the book.
27 January 2022
HDP requests Parliamentary inquiry into ‘psychological torture’ in Tekirdağ Prison
HDP requests Parliamentary inquiry into ‘psychological torture’ in Tekirdağ Prison
HDP Diyarbakır MP Tosun has applied to the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission: “Prisoners say that the prison administration commits psychological torture, they are subjected to wardens’ arbitrary practices and they do not have life safety.”
24 January 2022
‘Roof leaks, insects crawl in prison’s quarantine ward’
REPORT BY PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION
‘Roof leaks, insects crawl in prison’s quarantine ward’
The Parliamentary Human Rights Investigation Commission has prepared reports regarding their visits to the Tarsus and Kayseri Bünyan prisons. The reports have shown that quarantine wards in prisons are in a very bad condition.
18 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
At least 59 ill prisoners lost their lives in Turkey in a year
At least 59 ill prisoners lost their lives in Turkey in a year
Rights organizations underlined that the state is responsible for the health and lives of prisoners in prisons and has an obligation to ensure that they have access to their right to medical treatment and healthcare.
12 January 2022
Appeal against non-prosecution of Garibe Gezer’s claims of rape, torture in prison
SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN PRISON
Appeal against non-prosecution of Garibe Gezer’s claims of rape, torture in prison
Following the decision of non-prosecution given for the investigation into deceased prisoner Garibe Gezer's allegations of torture and sexual assault in Kandıra Prison, her lawyers have appealed to the Kandıra Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
10 January 2022
‘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 January 2022
Pandemic in Turkey’s prisons | ‘36 people stay in a quarantine ward’
COVID-19
Pandemic in Turkey’s prisons | ‘36 people stay in a quarantine ward’
From the report of the Civil Society in the Penal System Association: “In some prisons, quarantine areas are arranged as wards and prisoners stay there in large groups of 26-36 people. There are blood and urine stains on some beds and bed sheets.”
5 January 2022
Letter from prison: ‘Garibe Gezer was killed, they want to cover it up’
Letter from prison: ‘Garibe Gezer was killed, they want to cover it up’
Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair Eren Keskin has shared the letter sent by prisoner Deniz Tepeli to lawyer Jiyan Tosun about the suspicious death of Garibe Gezer in Kandıra Prison.
22 December 2021
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
HDP calls for ‘immediate action to protect ill prisoners’ rights and health’
HDP calls for ‘immediate action to protect ill prisoners’ rights and health’
“The government, which has normalized torture and ill treatment, has also encouraged courts to take unlawful and inhuman decisions on sick prisoners,” say the HDP Co-Spokesersons for Foreign Affairs in the wake of the death of two ill prisoners.
17 December 2021
'Turkey’s prisons have turned into houses of death'
HDP'S GÜNAY
'Turkey’s prisons have turned into houses of death'
HDP Spokesperson Ebru Günay has said, “The prisons of a country are the mirrors of their democracy. Unfortunately, the prisons of Turkey have turned into houses of death. Only in the last week, two ill prisoners have lost their lives in prison.”
17 December 2021
‘Aysel Tuğluk, hundreds of ill prisoners left for dead in Turkey’
PRESS STATEMENT IN DİYARBAKIR
‘Aysel Tuğluk, hundreds of ill prisoners left for dead in Turkey’
The HDP, DBP and Peace Mothers have made a statement for the press in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province and raised concerns about the increasing violations of rights in the country’s prisons and the situation of ill prisoners.
16 December 2021
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