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Jailed lawyer Çiçek: I said, ‘Give me at least some water’, they didn’t
Jailed lawyer Çiçek: I said, ‘Give me at least some water’, they didn’t
Put in solitary confinement, jailed lawyer Aycan Çiçek writes, “I said, ‘There was water in the room where I was staying; at least give me that.’ They didn’t. I was given water and food with a plastic spoon in a tray five hours after I was put in the cell.”
10 August 2021 Ayça Söylemez
‘Prisoners still subjected to strip search in Turkey’s prisons’
REPORT
‘Prisoners still subjected to strip search in Turkey’s prisons’
The Association of Lawyers for Freedom (ÖHD) İstanbul Branch has released its quarterly report on prisons in the Marmara region: Prisoners have been prevented from engaging in activities in common spaces such as talks and sports for over a year.
5 August 2021
Constitutional Court says suicide in prison violated inmate's right to life
Constitutional Court says suicide in prison violated inmate's right to life
In its judgement on an incident of suicide in Sincan Prison, the Constitutional Court has ruled that an investigation shall be launched into the incident six years later and that the family shall be paid 105 thousand lira in damages.
27 July 2021
‘Prisoners strip-searched, battered during transfers’
İHD ANTALYA BRANCH
‘Prisoners strip-searched, battered during transfers’
According to a report prepared by the Antalya Branch of the Human Rights Association, prisoners were strip-searched and battered during their transfer from one prison to another in the same campus.
13 July 2021
‘Ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan’s right to life being violated’
‘Ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan’s right to life being violated’
Law and rights organizations: “The imprisonment of Özkan despite his age and illnesses, the conditions in which he is taken to hospital and the attempts to treat him handcuffed to bed is a violation of the prohibition of torture.”
25 June 2021
‘Prisoners strip-searched, their fundamental rights denied in Batman prisons’
REPORT BY İHD
‘Prisoners strip-searched, their fundamental rights denied in Batman prisons’
According to a report prepared by the Batman Branch of the Human Rights Association, prisoners are faced with serious violations of rights, arrestees and convicts are subjected to strip search, torture and ill treatment in prisons in Batman.
25 June 2021
Convicts’ correspondence with their attorneys to be only seen by attorneys
LAW AMENDMENT
Convicts’ correspondence with their attorneys to be only seen by attorneys
With the amendment to the law on criminal execution, the communication of prisoners charged with organized crimes will be recorded and stored. But their correspondence with their attorneys, official authorities will only be seen by their addressees.
17 June 2021
'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
Turkey’s prisons ‘save on bread’ during the pandemic
Turkey’s prisons ‘save on bread’ during the pandemic
According to the report of Civil Society in the Penal System Association, the food offered to prisoners is cold and of poor quality, it is not hygienic or filling, meat is replaced by rice and pasta, the number and weight of bread in grams have been reduced.
2 June 2021
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
‘A prisoner with no money cannot even send a letter’
LETTER FROM PRISON
‘A prisoner with no money cannot even send a letter’
Sending a letter from Sincan Prison, Yücel says prisoners are prevented from paying for other prisoners’ personal needs such as sanitary pads, underwear and cleaning supplies; the ones who have no money in their accounts cannot buy anything.
5 May 2021 Ayça Söylemez
‘COVID-19 becomes a “pretext” in Turkey’s prisons’
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
‘COVID-19 becomes a “pretext” in Turkey’s prisons’
The İHD İstanbul Branch has released its quarterly report on violations of rights in Marmara region’s prisons: “All social rights have been denied in prisons under the pretext of the outbreak, isolation and segregation have intensified.”
29 April 2021
Homosexual Jewish prisoner from France attacked in prison in Turkey
Homosexual Jewish prisoner from France attacked in prison in Turkey
Fabien Azoulay, a homosexual and Jewish citizen of France, has been in prison in Turkey for the last 4 years.
16 April 2021
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.
11 March 2021
‘Prisons are a public health problem’
‘Prisons are a public health problem’
“Being a Human in Prison” panel discussion held by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Human Rights Branch has emphasized that prisons are on top of the list of places where human rights violations are most frequently encountered.
26 February 2021
‘Hunger strikers demand an end to isolation’
‘Hunger strikers demand an end to isolation’
Civil society organizations have made a press statement about the ongoing hunger strikes in Turkey’s prisons, calling on the authorities to protect prisoners’ rights, primarily their right to health and life.
9 February 2021
‘They asked for a magazine, got beat up by prison wardens’
BOLU TYPE F PRISON
‘They asked for a magazine, got beat up by prison wardens’
“He said that while they were staging a sit-in and chanting slogans, they were attacked and kicked on the floor by 10-15 prison wardens. When we went there for visitations, we also witnessed that prisoners were dragged on the floor.”
27 January 2021 Ayça Söylemez
‘Prison wardens don’t observe pandemic rules’
CİSST ASSOCIATION
‘Prison wardens don’t observe pandemic rules’
The Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has released a report based on the complaints of prisoners in the first 15 days of January. Their complaints have shown that prisoners’ rights are violated due to the pandemic.
19 January 2021
‘Prisoners on hunger strike in 107 prisons of Turkey for 49 days’
‘Prisoners on hunger strike in 107 prisons of Turkey for 49 days’
Rights organizations held a joint press conference about the ongoing hunger strikes in Turkey’s prisons, urging the authorities to end violations of rights in prisons and treat prisoners in a manner compatible with human dignity.
14 January 2021
‘21 prisoners live in a ward for 7’
PRISON CONDITIONS IN TURKEY
‘21 prisoners live in a ward for 7’
Human Rights Association (İHD): “Prisoners are not given sufficient amounts of hygiene products and masks despite the COVID-19 risk.”
13 January 2021
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
‘Some prison wards not disinfected for six months’
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION
‘Some prison wards not disinfected for six months’
Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has documented prisoners' complaints amid pandemic: Water and bathrooms are dirty, there are no cleaning, hygiene products in some toilets, prisoners are not given vitamins, enough fruit...
6 January 2021
‘Strip search is getting more and more frequent in Turkey’
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
‘Strip search is getting more and more frequent in Turkey’
Amid ongoing debates on strip search in Turkey, Human Rights Association (İHD), Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and Turkish Medical Association (TTB) have released a statement raising concerns about “the new and changing face of torture.”
30 December 2020
‘They batter us when we refuse strip search’
PRISON CONDITIONS IN TURKEY
‘They batter us when we refuse strip search’
In their applications to the Human Rights Association (İHD) and meetings with the İHD lawyers over the past year, several prisoners have recounted how they were subjected to a strip search in different prisons across Turkey.
29 December 2020 Ayça Söylemez
Leyla Güven transferred to Elazığ Prison
Leyla Güven transferred to Elazığ Prison
Detained and arrested in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır, Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair and dismissed HDP MP Güven has been transferred from Diyarbakır Prison to Elazığ Prison in eastern Turkey.
23 December 2020
‘Prisoners complain about pandemic restrictions’
‘Prisoners complain about pandemic restrictions’
According to a statement released by the Adana Provincial Branch of the Human Rights Association (İHD), prisoners in Çukurova region mostly complain about the restrictions imposed as part of COVID-19 measures.
22 December 2020
‘We make a detailed search if there is reasonable suspicion’
TURKEY'S DIRECTORATE OF PRISONS
‘We make a detailed search if there is reasonable suspicion’
In a statement released by the Directorate of Prisons amid debates on whether there is strip search in Turkey, it is said that “a detailed search is done if there is reasonable and strong suspicion that the person will bring in a forbidden material or object.”
22 December 2020
‘Urgent action’ campaign calling for investigation into torture in prison
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
‘Urgent action’ campaign calling for investigation into torture in prison
Addressing an open letter to Turkey’s Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül, Amnesty International has requested a “new prompt, independent and impartial investigation into the allegations of torture and ill-treatment” of a prisoner in Diyarbakır.
21 December 2020
Prisoner paralyzed from neck down not released
Prisoner paralyzed from neck down not released
Despite a forensic medical report documenting that he is not in a state to stay in prison, ill prisoner Abdullah Turan, who is paralyzed from the neck down, is still held in Metris Prison, where he is made to lie on a stretcher.
16 December 2020
‘Turkey has a Justice Ministry full of scandals’
VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS IN PRISONS
‘Turkey has a Justice Ministry full of scandals’
Addressing the lawmakers at the General Assembly of the Parliament, HDP Kocaeli MP Gergerlioğlu has said that he cannot get an answer to his Parliamentary questions regarding the violations of rights in Turkey’s prisons.
14 December 2020
COVID-19 spreads very fast in prison, warns rights organization
PANDEMIC IN TURKEY
COVID-19 spreads very fast in prison, warns rights organization
From the Human Rights Association (İHD) report on prisons in Black Sea: “They need to stop referring patients to hospitals in stuffy and cold shuttles in winter and hot ones in summer and keeping them waiting in the shuttles in front of hospitals for hours…”
8 December 2020
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