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Inmate dies suspiciously in Urfa prison

Inmate dies suspiciously in Urfa prison

The 36-year old prisoner’s family said he had no known pre-existing health conditions.

15 November 2023

Hitit University revokes prisoners’ permission to study over ‘security concerns’

Hitit University revokes prisoners’ permission to study over ‘security concerns’

The senate of the university unanimously decided that students, if they don't fulfill the obligation of attending classes, won't be allowed to take exams, and they have the right to freeze their registrations upon their request.

6 November 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey’s new ‘high-security’ prisons raise ‘social isolation’ concerns

Turkey’s new ‘high-security’ prisons raise ‘social isolation’ concerns

Prolonged social isolation may cause mental and physical health issues, warns the Ankara Medical Chamber.

30 October 2023

Prisoner on hunger strike for 117 days demands transfer

Prisoner on hunger strike for 117 days demands transfer

Nedim Öztürk was transferred to a high-security prison after his release was postponed.

17 August 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Prisoner's drawing materials seized during cell raid

Prisoner's drawing materials seized during cell raid

The justification for confiscating the pens was cited as "drawing party flags and symbols."

Using kettle-only recipes from Gezi Park prisoners-1: Lentil balls

Using kettle-only recipes from Gezi Park prisoners-1: Lentil balls

A "kettle-only cooking project" was initiated based on Gezi prisoner Çiğdem Mater's kettle article published on bianet. The project invites all to a journey where women continue to produce under limited conditions in prison in İstanbul and this production turns into hope and resilience, and the first recipe is for lentil balls.

Plight of severely ill prisoner on parliamentary agenda

Plight of severely ill prisoner on parliamentary agenda

A 27-year-old woman is kept behind bars despite suffering from severe heart and high blood pressure conditions, along with a herniated disc.

Antalya prisoner launches hunger strike after alleged severe torture

Antalya prisoner launches hunger strike after alleged severe torture

Burhan Batur claims had been been subjected to torture, including being "hogtied."

Rights group draws attention to rights violations in prisons

Rights group draws attention to rights violations in prisons

In the prisons in Turkey's northwestern Marmara Region, four prisoners died of illnesses in three months, according to the Human Rights Association.

Summer water cuts in prison in one of Turkey's hottest cities trouble prisoners

Summer water cuts in prison in one of Turkey's hottest cities trouble prisoners

A Green Left MP has addressed the issue at the parliament, submitting a prliamentary question to the justice minister.

Prisoners put in punishment cell allegedly for 'writing book in Kurdish'

Prisoners put in punishment cell allegedly for 'writing book in Kurdish'

An HDP deputy has brought two separate cases of rights violations into the parliamentary agenda.

Report on rights violations in prisons in earthquake regions

Report on rights violations in prisons in earthquake regions

The Human Rights Association has said that the authorities have transferred hundreds of prisoners in the earthquake regions to prisons in other provinces without informing their families.

'It is forgotten that prisoners are earthquake survivors, too'

'It is forgotten that prisoners are earthquake survivors, too'

Many prisoners in the earthquake-hit region face difficulties in communicating with their families and access to basic needs since they lost economic support from their families, according to CISST.

3 March 2023 Ayça Söylemez

Constitutional Court finds rights violation in 'censoring prisoner's dream'

Constitutional Court finds rights violation in 'censoring prisoner's dream'

The prison administration had removed a part in the prisoner's letter because "dreams could be used for communication within illegal organizations."

Justice Ministry issues new procedures to facilitate release of ill prisoners

Justice Ministry issues new procedures to facilitate release of ill prisoners

With a new circular, the authorities will examine severely ill, disabled or elderly prisoners

Prisoners in Konya on hunger strike for 78 days in protest of confinement

Prisoners in Konya on hunger strike for 78 days in protest of confinement

Some prisoners brought to Konya from various prisons across the country were put in single-person cells.

21 December 2022

Constitutional Court: State is obliged to protect prisoners

Constitutional Court: State is obliged to protect prisoners

After an individual application by a prisoner who claimed to be subjected to ill-treatment, the high court ruled that he should be paid compensation and his allegations should be investigated.

20 December 2022

Money transfers of relatives to prisoners examined in investigation

Money transfers of relatives to prisoners examined in investigation

Recent police operation against relatives of prisoners resulted in twenty-six detentions. Sending money or clothes to prisoners is included among the issues investigated.

16 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Released after months of hunger strike, Gökhan Yıldırım in prison again

Released after months of hunger strike, Gökhan Yıldırım in prison again

Yıldırım was imprisoned on November 22, just over a month after ending his hunger strike. Accepting the prosecutor's appeal against his release, the court concluded that Yıldırım's statements after being released were "terror propaganda."

2 December 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Colleagues banned from visiting arrested journalists in Diyarbakır

Colleagues banned from visiting arrested journalists in Diyarbakır

The colleagues of the journalists were removed from the list of visitors. Their lawyer says this was a "second punishment."

11 November 2022

Inflation affects Türkiye's unprecedentedly high prison population

Inflation affects Türkiye's unprecedentedly high prison population

A prisoner says he had not turned himself in at the expense of at extended prison sentence so that he could save money to make ends meet while in prison.

28 October 2022 Rojan Mamo

Aysel Tuğluk released after Forensic Medicine Institute report

Aysel Tuğluk released after Forensic Medicine Institute report

The institute yesterday concluded that Tuğluk cannot stay in prison. Imprisoned since late 2016, the Kurdish politician was diagnosed with dementia in March last year.

27 October 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Past decade saw drastic increase in Türkiye's prison population, ministry figures show

Past decade saw drastic increase in Türkiye's prison population, ministry figures show

At the end of the last year, there were nearly 300,000 prisoners in the country of 84 million people.

14 October 2022

Prisoners at Çorum open prison forced to work but not allowed to study

Prisoners at Çorum open prison forced to work but not allowed to study

Three prisoners have been enrolled at a university but are not allowed to attend classes.

30 September 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Four women journalists join hunger strike in Diyarbakır Prison

Four women journalists join hunger strike in Diyarbakır Prison

With the hunger strike, prisoners protest camera surveillance of the wards and strip search of prisoners.

13 September 2022

Another suspicious death in Aydın Prison

Another suspicious death in Aydın Prison

An autopsy will be performed on the prisoner's body as the prosecutors are investigating the incident.

'He could hardly speak': Prisoner tortured in northeast Türkiye

'He could hardly speak': Prisoner tortured in northeast Türkiye

The mother of Emir Karakum has spoken to bianet about the torture of her son, who has been arrested pending trial for nine months.

22 August 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Preventing prison visits violates Constitution, top court rules

Preventing prison visits violates Constitution, top court rules

The prison administration had rejected the applicant's application to determine a visitor list, which violated his right to privacy, according to the court.

Another suspicious death in prison recorded as 'suicide'

Another suspicious death in prison recorded as 'suicide'

A prisoner in Diyarbakır allegedly cut his wrist while his arm was broken. He had been held in a solitary cell to "prevent him from killing himself" for nearly a year.

Footage shows prisoner beaten, forced to undress in southern Turkey

Footage shows prisoner beaten, forced to undress in southern Turkey

Five prison guards have been put on trial for torture, and two are facing other charges. The prisoner's family says they were offered money to drop the case.

One year of Turkey's prisons: İHD report documents rights violations

One year of Turkey's prisons: İHD report documents rights violations

The report emphasizes problems in prisoners' access to healthcare.

‘This is Turkey; this is how things work here’: Imprisoned refugees deprived of basic rights

REFUGEES BEHIND BARS

‘This is Turkey; this is how things work here’: Imprisoned refugees deprived of basic rights

“There are many foreigners in prisons of Turkey who cannot even make phone calls with their families,” said bianet Aylin Çelikçi from CİSST.

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