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Letter from Prison: ‘If Virus Enters the Ward, We will Get Infected in an Hour or So’

Letter from Prison: ‘If Virus Enters the Ward, We will Get Infected in an Hour or So’

Sending a letter to bianet, a prisoner from Bolu Type T Prison says that they cannot keep their “social distance” due to overcrowding: “How can our immune systems be strong in an environment where we are constantly under stress?”

31 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

12 Requests for Prisoners Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

12 Requests for Prisoners Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Six civil society and professional organizations have requested that necessary measures be taken against coronavirus pandemic in prisons and child prisoners as well as the ones who are seriously ill and older than 60 be released.

Prisoners are Vulnerable to COVID-19

Prisoners are Vulnerable to COVID-19

Prisoners complain that they sleep close, everything is commonly used in closed spaces, no cleaning is done, there is not even a soap and not enough sinks, bathrooms are locked, food is unhealthy and dirty, the quarantined share the same space with others…

‘Efforts to Reduce Prison Population Cannot be a Tool for Targeting Political Prisoners’

HRW STATEMENT AMID COVID-19 OUTBREAK

‘Efforts to Reduce Prison Population Cannot be a Tool for Targeting Political Prisoners’

As Turkey is preparing to release as many as 100 thousand prisoners amid Covid-19 outbreak, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has welcomed the plan, but warned that “such measures cannot become a tool for targeting political prisoners.”

Call for an Effective Investigation into Torture of Death Fasting Prisoner Mustafa Koçak

Call for an Effective Investigation into Torture of Death Fasting Prisoner Mustafa Koçak

After his attorney announced that death fasting prisoner Mustafa Koçak was subjected to torture and forced treatment, rights organizations have made a call for a medical examination by independent physicians and an effective investigation.

18 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘State and Prison Administrations Responsible for Protecting Prisoners from Covid-19’

‘State and Prison Administrations Responsible for Protecting Prisoners from Covid-19’

Listing 14 recommendations, nine rights organizations, unions and professional chambers have called on the state and prison administrations to take necessary precautions to protect the prisoners and prison personnel from coronavirus.

There are 110 Ill Women Behind Bars, Says Human Rights Association

ILL INMATES / WEEK 415

There are 110 Ill Women Behind Bars, Says Human Rights Association

In the 415th sit-in protest held for inmates of Type-F prisons, the Prisons Commission of the Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch raised concerns over ill women inmates in Turkey ahead of March 8 International Women’s Day.

9 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek

‘They Tortured me with Foot Whipping as I Wanted to Have a Report Documenting Battery’

‘They Tortured me with Foot Whipping as I Wanted to Have a Report Documenting Battery’

Having visited his brother İsmail Çelik, who brought up the allegations of torture in Afyonkarahisar Prison, Hüseyin Çelik has said that there were “black-and-blue marks all around his eyes” and he has signs of violence and trauma on his body.

24 February 2020 Tansu Pişkin

Were Inmates Tortured with Foot Whipping at Afyonkarahisar Prison?

Were Inmates Tortured with Foot Whipping at Afyonkarahisar Prison?

Mehmet Ali Dayan, an inmate at Afyonkarahisar Prison, has told his family that his fingers have been broken and some inmates have bruises on the bottom of their feet as they were tortured with foot whipping.

21 January 2020

Demirtaş Prevented from Reading His Own Interview, Again: ‘It Fuels Opposition to State’

Demirtaş Prevented from Reading His Own Interview, Again: ‘It Fuels Opposition to State’

Imprisoned former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş was not given daily Evrensel with his own interview on the ground that “it fuels opposition to the state.”

18 December 2019

Van Prison Now ‘Regulates Sexual Life of Birds’

Van Prison Now ‘Regulates Sexual Life of Birds’

Banned by Kocaeli Prison administration, Yürüyüş magazine has been “acquitted” by a Constitutional Court verdict. However, Van Prison has not recognized the verdict and not given the magazine to the inmate appealing to court for four years.

17 December 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Proposal by CHP: Release Ill Inmates Without Forensic Medical Report

Proposal by CHP: Release Ill Inmates Without Forensic Medical Report

CHP MP Aydoğan has proposed that a Parliamentary Investigation Commission should be established to investigate the violations of rights in prisons.

6 December 2019 Ruken Tuncel

‘780 Children are Behind Bars with Their Mothers’

RIGHT INITIATIVE ASSOCIATION

‘780 Children are Behind Bars with Their Mothers’

The Right Initiative has indicated that while there were 743 children behind bars in 2018, this number has increased to 780 as of November 2019.

2 December 2019

Inmates of Osmaniye Prison on Hunger Strike for Their Legal Rights

Inmates of Osmaniye Prison on Hunger Strike for Their Legal Rights

Going on a hunger strike in Osmaniye No. 2 Type T Closed Prison, inmates have indicated that they are deprived of their legal rights, they are forced to be counted on foot and when they do not accept it, they are battered and face disciplinary investigations.

18 November 2019

Allegation of Torture in Urfa Prison: I Will Kill You Here

Allegation of Torture in Urfa Prison: I Will Kill You Here

Lawyer Mustafa Vefa, a member of the Urfa Bar Association Human Rights Commission, has stated that inmate Abdürrahim Durgun was battered by four prison wardens in a room without any surveillance cameras.

12 November 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Supporting Grup Yorum Music Band Banned as Well

Supporting Grup Yorum Music Band Banned as Well

After four inmates from Van Prison went on a three-day hunger strike in support of hunger striking Grup Yorum music band members, the inmates have been “laid off from their paid jobs in prison for a month”.

4 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Prison Administration Bans Visitor for Four Months Because of 'Greeting' an Inmate

Prison Administration Bans Visitor for Four Months Because of 'Greeting' an Inmate

Ülkü Şeyda Başaraner has been banned for "endangering the security of the institution" after she saluted an inmate with hand.

1 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Transgender Inmate Miray on Death Fast for Her Right to Stay in a Ward

Transgender Inmate Miray on Death Fast for Her Right to Stay in a Ward

Trans inmate Miray, who has been on a hunger strike for 99 days to be transferred from a prison cell to a ward, has gone on a death fast as her demand has not yet been met.

24 October 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Complaints of 23 Inmates Shared with Ministry of Justice in 6 Petitions

Complaints of 23 Inmates Shared with Ministry of Justice in 6 Petitions

Submitting 6 petitions to the Ministry of Justice, the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) has shared the complaints of 23 inmates, who have written that they are not allowed to receive daily Yeni Yaşam and their letters are arbitrarily seized.

21 October 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Law Put Aside Upon the Instruction of Ministry

Law Put Aside Upon the Instruction of Ministry

In response to an inmate’s demand to listen to radio in Kocaeli Prison, the court has concluded that “he is legally entitled to have a radio in prison, but cannot use this right upon the instruction of Ministry of Justice”.

17 October 2019 Ayça Söylemez

‘Prisons Should be Closed, Not Children’

‘Prisons Should be Closed, Not Children’

19 rights organizations have released a statement about the death of 17-year-old Ersoy in prison, demanding a meticulous investigation into the factors leading to his death.

11 September 2019

Inmates Punished for Performing 'Halay' Dance in Patnos Prison

Inmates Punished for Performing 'Halay' Dance in Patnos Prison

HDP MP Taşdemir has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the rights violations at the Patnos Type-L Prison.

CHP: Parliament Should Investigate Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison

CHP: Parliament Should Investigate Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison

CHP Ankara MP Hakverdi has appealed to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) Human Rights Investigation Commission, requesting that the allegations of torture in Elazığ Prison be investigated by the Parliament.

20 August 2019 Hikmet Adal

ECtHR Ruling on ‘Right to Education in Prison’ After 13 Years

ECtHR Ruling on ‘Right to Education in Prison’ After 13 Years

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has announced its ruling on two convicts who appealed to the court 13 years ago, wishing to continue their higher-education studies. The court has ruled that their right to education has been violated.

18 June 2019 Ayça Söylemez

‘Freedom of Speech in Prison’ Book by CİSST Association

‘Freedom of Speech in Prison’ Book by CİSST Association

“Freedom of Speech in Prison” book prepared by Korkut and Demirbaş from the Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association focuses on the restrictions imposed on prisoners’ freedom of speech and the recommendations to overcome them.

Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

Allegations of Torture in Elazığ Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP Van MP Tayip Temel has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the allegations that inmates are subjected to systematic torture in Elazığ No. 2 Prison.

One More Inmate Claims Own Life in Prison

One More Inmate Claims Own Life in Prison

Medya Çınar has ended her life in protest of the isolation conditions imposed on PKK leader Öcalan. The PKK has released a statement, calling an end to "individual acts."

Constitutional Court Rules Compensation for Maltreatment of Arrested Children

Constitutional Court Rules Compensation for Maltreatment of Arrested Children

Announcing its judgement on children subjected to maltreatment, battery and naked body search in prison, the Constitutional Court has ruled that the prohibition of ill treatment has been violated and a compensation of 90 thousand TRY shall be paid to children.

1 March 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Statement of ‘Indefinite Hunger Strike’ by Inmates

Statement of ‘Indefinite Hunger Strike’ by Inmates

Inmates who have been arrested on charges related to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and Kurdistan Free Life Party (PAJK) have announced that they will start an indefinite and irreversible hunger strike as of March 1.

28 February 2019

Gergerlioğlu: Inmates Writing About Hunger Strikes Given Disciplinary Punishment As Well

Gergerlioğlu: Inmates Writing About Hunger Strikes Given Disciplinary Punishment As Well

Holding a press conference about the violation of rights committed in prisons, HDP MP Gergerlioğlu has stated that prison administrations give disciplinary punishments to both the inmates who have gone on a hunger strike and the ones who write about it.

11 February 2019

'Monitoring Commission for Hunger Strikes' Founded

'Monitoring Commission for Hunger Strikes' Founded

Four rights organizations have announced in a press statement that they founded the 'Monitoring Commission for Hunger Strikes': "The feeling of the lack of a solution caused by injustice and unlawfulness will cause the number of hunger strikers to increase."

8 February 2019 Hikmet Adal

Application to Human Rights Investigation Commission for Ill Prisoner Sise Bingöl

Application to Human Rights Investigation Commission for Ill Prisoner Sise Bingöl

HDP MP Danış Beştaş has submitted an application to Human Rights Commission of Parliament for 85-year-old ill prisoner Sise Bingöl. In a medical report previously issued for her, it was stated that “she doesn’t know her age, where she is or what year it is.”

5 February 2019

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