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Woman Prisoners on Hunger Strike Sent to Different Prisons

Woman Prisoners on Hunger Strike Sent to Different Prisons

Women prisoners, who have been on hunger strike for 61 days, have been referred to prisons in Ağrı, Hilvan, Erzurum, Osmaniye, Maraş and Ordu.

UN Nelson Mandela Rule: Prisoners Wear Their Own Clothes Outside of Prison

UN Nelson Mandela Rule: Prisoners Wear Their Own Clothes Outside of Prison

The Nelson Mandela Rules state that, “Whenever a prisoner is removed outside the prison for an authorized purpose, he or she shall be allowed to wear his or her own clothing or other inconspicuous clothing.”

26 December 2017

Prisoner With Toothache Complaints Passes Away

Prisoner With Toothache Complaints Passes Away

Prisoner Duruk who was hospitalized diagnosed with infection seven months after applying to a doctor about his toothache complaints, lost his life on November 17.

28 November 2017 Tansu Pişkin

‘Empty Letter’ From Prison to bianet: I Cannot Write, Hope You Understand

‘Empty Letter’ From Prison to bianet: I Cannot Write, Hope You Understand

An inmate, whose letters that tell right violations have been returned for being “inconvenient”, has sent a letter reading “I don’t explain the conditions, I hope you understand them” from Van Type F Prison.

27 November 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Prison Studies Library By CİSST/TCPS Now Open to Public on Weekdays

Prison Studies Library By CİSST/TCPS Now Open to Public on Weekdays

The Prison Studies Library of CİSST/TCPS is now open to public between 10.30- 6.00 on weekdays.

27 November 2017

From Guards to Inmates: 'You are Enemies'

From Guards to Inmates: 'You are Enemies'

MPs taking the rights violations against the inmates in prisons in Bilecik and Elazığ to parliament have stated that petitions submitted by the inmates to the prosecutor’s officers are overlooked.

9 November 2017

Rights Association: Handcuffed Medical Check Hinders Treatment of Inmates

Rights Association: Handcuffed Medical Check Hinders Treatment of Inmates

The Human Rights Association has declared its report on right violations in 13 prisons in the Central Anatolia.

3 November 2017

‘No Effective Investigation Launched into Inmate’s Death’

‘No Effective Investigation Launched into Inmate’s Death’

Concerning the application as to suicide in prison, the Constitutional Court has ruled prisoner’s right to life was violated.

3 November 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Nuriye Gülmen: I Could At Least See The Sun in Prison

Nuriye Gülmen: I Could At Least See The Sun in Prison

Trial of Gülmen, who is on hunger strike, has been held at Numune Hospital since she may be in fatal condition; Gülmen said hospital conditions are very bad and she will make her statement of defense if she is discharged.

17 October 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Minister of Justice: Over 224,878 People Behind Bars, Capacities Exceeded

Minister of Justice: Over 224,878 People Behind Bars, Capacities Exceeded

Minister of Justice has announced that there were 224,878 people in prisons 85,105 of whom are arrested and 139,773 are convicted. The Ministry has pointed out that the figure exceeded the capacity by 22,000.

4 September 2017

Imprisoned Rights Advocate Erkem Had Gastric Bleeding, Will Be Sent to the Hospital in 2 Months

Imprisoned Rights Advocate Erkem Had Gastric Bleeding, Will Be Sent to the Hospital in 2 Months

Nalan Erken, who was among the rights advocates arrested after being detained in Büyükada, had gastric bleeding in prison. She will be sent to the hospital on November 1.

23 August 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Women Prisoners Not Allowed to Have Mirrors, Wear Hairclips

Women Prisoners Not Allowed to Have Mirrors, Wear Hairclips

Women prisoners writing to bianet from Kandıra F-type Prison told about their living conditions which increasingly deteriorated noting that their hairclips and mirrors were being seized and they were not allowed to have any laundry line or a knitting needle, not even plastic ones.

11 August 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Torture Allegations in Şakran Prison Brought to Parliamentary Agenda

Torture Allegations in Şakran Prison Brought to Parliamentary Agenda

CHP’s Bakan has submitted a parliamentary inquiry to Minister of Justice Gül concerning the criminal complaint regarding psychological and physical torture allegation in Şakran Prison.

Arrested Engineer on 8th Day of Hunger Strike

Arrested Engineer on 8th Day of Hunger Strike

Mechanical engineer Olcay Abalay is on the 8th day on the hunger strike he went on in order to improve the prison conditions and put an end to the mistreatment in prison.

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

Hunger Strikes in Prisons Ended

Hunger Strikes in Prisons Ended

Prisoners arrested or convicted of PKK and PJAK trials have ended their hunger strike upon call by the Kurdistan Communities Union.

KCK Calls For an End of Hunger Strikes in Prisons

KCK Calls For an End of Hunger Strikes in Prisons

Kurdistan Communities Union Executive Council Presidency has stated: “We request ending the indefinite non-rotational hunger strike in the belief that that new topics which became main issues on the agenda be followed and that the struggle will continue with alternative ways and methods”.

Typewriter Cleaner Banned in Prison: ‘It Can be Used in Jailbreak’

Typewriter Cleaner Banned in Prison: ‘It Can be Used in Jailbreak’

The typewriter cleaner has been prohibited by the management in Van Type F Prison due to the following reason: “It can be used in jailbreak”.

13 April 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Is Prison’s Duty to Play ‘Ölürüm Türkiyem’* for Hours?

Is Prison’s Duty to Play ‘Ölürüm Türkiyem’* for Hours?

CHP’s Ağbaba has asked Bozdağ: “Have you looked into the allegations that ‘Ölürüm Türkiyem’ song is being played through speakers of Tekirdağ Prison and when it meets reaction, announcements as ‘You will shout as long live the Republic of Turkey’?”

How State of Emergency Affects Prisons

How State of Emergency Affects Prisons

The Progressive Legists Association, declaring that the rights of prisoners have been further restricted by Statutory Decrees, has expressed that prisoners’ rights to be visited have been obstructed, that they are not being taken to the hospital and their access to certain newspapers and TV channels have been prohibited.

Listening to Radio Prohibited in Kırıkkale Prison

Listening to Radio Prohibited in Kırıkkale Prison

Arslan, whose radio which he had been using for five years in prison, was seized, has made an application to the constitutional court. The court has decided that the freedom of expression had not been violated.

13 April 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Water, Books Restricted, Letters Prohibited In Antalya L-Type Prison

Water, Books Restricted, Letters Prohibited In Antalya L-Type Prison

In the campaign launched for the prisoners in Antalya L-Type Prison where a restriction has been imposed on books, the letters are not being delivered and warm water is only served two days in a a week for two hours and 38 prisoners were staying at wards for seven.

Arrested Academic Transferred to Ward

Arrested Academic Transferred to Ward

Arrested academic Esra Mungan has been transferred to ward from discipline cell. Objection against arrest of the three academics was rejected today.

Friend of Man on Hunger Strike: Evcan’s Condition Critical

Friend of Man on Hunger Strike: Evcan’s Condition Critical

Tamer Korkmaz staying in the same prison as convicted Osman Evcan staging a hunger strike due to not being given vegan food over 37 days wrote that Evcan has entered risky days, and added that “Ministry of Justice and prison administration is silent”.

16 December 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Reading Books “Criticizing the State” is Forbidden!

Reading Books “Criticizing the State” is Forbidden!

Imprisoned British Kaczynski is on hunger strike for 15 days since he doesn’t have his books. Prison Warden said “I can’t allow communist-fascist books in prison.”

10 July 2015 Ayça Söylemez

İHD Calls For Deputy Candidates for Ill Inmates

İHD Calls For Deputy Candidates for Ill Inmates

There are 721 ill inmates in Turkey’s prisons. 282 of them are seriously ill. İHD calls for deputy candidates, government and bureaucrats for ill inmates to be kept on their agendas.

3 y.o. Child Plays With TOMA in Prison

3 y.o. Child Plays With TOMA in Prison

Diagnosed with atypical autism, P.A. (3) is staying in a prison with his mother. While the boy needs special education, prison conditions make it very hard.

19 December 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Torture and Ill-Treatment on the Rise, TİHV Report Cautions

HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION OF TURKEY

Torture and Ill-Treatment on the Rise, TİHV Report Cautions

The Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) published its annual report for the year 2011. Law enforcement officials subjected some 724 prisoners to torture and ill-treatment during the aforementioned period, the report said. That figure represents an increase in the frequency of such human rights violations.

20 September 2012 Ayça Söylemez

13 Inmates Die in Urfa Prison Fire

13 Inmates Die in Urfa Prison Fire

13 inmates lost their lives and five were injured during a fire that broke out inside a prison ward in the southeastern province of Urfa on the evening of June 16. The incident may have come about due to rights violations caused by overcrowding, according to allegations.

Impressions of Silivri Prison by "Mr. Z"

Impressions of Silivri Prison by "Mr. Z"

Following Silivri Prison visit of the journalists with Minister of Justice, we talked to Mr. Z who had been the guest of prison for long years. He doesn’t agree that the prison food is of good quality.

15 May 2012 Ekin Karaca

Mardin Prison: “Food May Not Be the Cause of ‘Food’ Poisoning”

Mardin Prison: “Food May Not Be the Cause of ‘Food’ Poisoning”

Women prisoners in Mardin Prison were hospitalized due to food poisoning last month however there’s still no improvement in their food.

3 May 2012 Ayça Söylemez

Prisoner Population Quadrupled in 12 Years

Prisoner Population Quadrupled in 12 Years

According to the statements of the Ministry, the number of convicts and detainees in prisons increased four times since 2000, so the total population approximately tripled. There are around 7.000 “excess capacity” convicts and detainees; Kıraç told that there are 15.000 “excess capacity” indeed.

26 April 2012 Ayça Söylemez

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