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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.

Inflation is also high in prison canteens

Inflation is also high in prison canteens

The price of a five-liter bottle of water rose from 2.90 to 5.20 lira in a month. Prices of some products have doubled.

5 May 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Mother of prisoner who died after torture in İstanbul prison: They hid my child from me

Mother of prisoner who died after torture in İstanbul prison: They hid my child from me

A few days before his death, Ferhan Yılmaz had invited her for a free visit, says his mother.

Prisoners 'forced to kill themselves' in İstanbul transferred to other prisons

Prisoners 'forced to kill themselves' in İstanbul transferred to other prisons

A delegation from the Human Rights Association has visited Silivri Prison, where one prisoner was recently killed.

'No hearse provided for man who suspiciously died in prison'

'No hearse provided for man who suspiciously died in prison'

A 20-year-old prisoner in Van lost his life. His cause of death was recorded as "heart attack."

'Maltreatment, torture in Marmara Region's prisons doubled in a year'

HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

'Maltreatment, torture in Marmara Region's prisons doubled in a year'

In 2020, the İHD found 4,805 rights violations in 450 applications, whereas it found 6,222 violations in 326 applications.

Severely ill prisoner not treated after refusing to be handcuffed to bed

Severely ill prisoner not treated after refusing to be handcuffed to bed

Having severe heart disease, Fatma Tokmak is kept in prison despite a report saying that she can't stay in prison, says her attorney.

27 January 2022 Evrim Kepenek

'We are finally alive': Poetry books by three prisoners

'We are finally alive': Poetry books by three prisoners

While the government's policies that cause deaths in prisons continue, prisoners continue to write, draw and produce as well, expressing that being confined does not prevent ideas.

17 January 2022 Ferid Demirel

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into 'torture' claims of prisoner who died suspiciously

Prosecutors dismiss investigation into 'torture' claims of prisoner who died suspiciously

Shortly after she claimed to be systematically tortured and sexually assaulted, Garibe Gezer lost her life. The cause of her death was announced as "suicide."

Penal labor in Turkey: Prisoners build prisons

Penal labor in Turkey: Prisoners build prisons

A record number of 68 new prisons have been opened in Turkey this year, according to the Ministry of Justice.

29 December 2021 Münker Odabaşı

'Ill prisoner Yusuf Akbaba threatened with death'

'Ill prisoner Yusuf Akbaba threatened with death'

The prisoner is isolated and not provided with proper treatment, the İHD has stated.

27 December 2021

Forensic Medicine Institute decides another prisoner with cancer 'can stay in prison'

Forensic Medicine Institute decides another prisoner with cancer 'can stay in prison'

Yusuf Özmen was arrested in February 2018 despite having cancer. He cannot stay in prison according to medical reports from five different hospitals.

20 December 2021

'Prisoners' right to conditional release violated'

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

'Prisoners' right to conditional release violated'

A prisoner says that the prison administration arbitrarily prevented his conditional release while releasing for others who had stood trial in the same case as him.

13 December 2021

Sexual assault and torture against woman prisoner in padded cell

Sexual assault and torture against woman prisoner in padded cell

Human Rights Association Co-Chair Eren Keskin has filed a criminal complaint against several correction officers and an infirmary doctor.

8 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Violence against women prisoners on parliamentary agenda

Two prisoners were repotedly tortured by correction officers during a raid in their ward.

'Prisoner investigated for saying "friends" in Kurdish during phone call'

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

'Prisoner investigated for saying "friends" in Kurdish during phone call'

A HDP deputy has brought a report on rights violations in prisons to the parliamentary agenda.

28 September 2021

HDP's Leyla Güven, eight other prisoners investigated for singing Kurdish songs

HDP's Leyla Güven, eight other prisoners investigated for singing Kurdish songs

The women prisoners have been requested to make a defense for "singing songs and anthems in an incomprehensible language."

'Prisoners given solitary confinement for warning guards about virus measures'

REPORT ON PRISONERS' RIGHTS

'Prisoners given solitary confinement for warning guards about virus measures'

Various problems in prisons, including the confinement and isolation of prisoners, are exacerbating, according to the Human Rights Association.

Report: Prisoners have difficulties in accessing cleaning supplies

Report: Prisoners have difficulties in accessing cleaning supplies

The Media and Law Studies Association has interviewed 25 political prisoners in five different prisons.

Parliamentary question on 'sexually assaulted' LGBTI+ prisoner in Eskişehir

Parliamentary question on 'sexually assaulted' LGBTI+ prisoner in Eskişehir

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Züleyha Gülüm has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the reports on sexual assault against LGBTI+ prisoner Memiş Akbaş.

İHD finds 102 cases of rights violations in four months in 10 prisons

İHD finds 102 cases of rights violations in four months in 10 prisons

Prisoners and attorneys have stated several different types of rights violations, including maltreatment, violence and discrimination.

Prison administration 'imposes quota on books, tap water' amid pandemic

LETTER FROM IMPRISONED LAWYERS

Prison administration 'imposes quota on books, tap water' amid pandemic

Two lawyers who have been convicted in the Progressive Lawyers' Association case continue to practice law by telling the problems they face.

19 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez

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