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Prison Visits, Court Hearings Suspended over Coronavirus

Prison Visits, Court Hearings Suspended over Coronavirus

More measures have been announced as the Covid-19 tally rises to 18 cases in Turkey.

Lack of Precautions for Coronavirus in Prisons May Cause 'Grave Consequences'

Lack of Precautions for Coronavirus in Prisons May Cause 'Grave Consequences'

Lawyers and rights defenders who regularly visit prisons have spoken to bianet about possible consequences of the outbreak and the precautions that should be taken.

11 March 2020 Evrim Kepenek

ECtHR: Inmates Cannot be Transferred to Prisons Distant from Their Hometowns

ECtHR: Inmates Cannot be Transferred to Prisons Distant from Their Hometowns

The ECtHR has ruled that transfers of inmates to prisons that are distant from places they reside is a violation of rights and sentenced Turkey to pay compensation.

19 September 2019

CHP MP: Fourteen Inmates Died due to Epidemic in İzmir Prison

CHP MP: Fourteen Inmates Died due to Epidemic in İzmir Prison

MP Sertel has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the claims that fourteen inmates died in eight months in an overcrowded prison for seriously ill people.

4 September 2019

Situation of Hunger-Striking Inmates on Parliamentary Agenda

Situation of Hunger-Striking Inmates on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP MP Danış Beştaş has submitted a petition to the Human Rights Inquiry Committee regarding the rights violations that the hunger-striking inmates are subjected to.

'Drawings That Exceed the Walls' Exhibition by 20 Imprisoned Cartoonists to Open in İzmir

'Drawings That Exceed the Walls' Exhibition by 20 Imprisoned Cartoonists to Open in İzmir

Seventy works of imprisoned cartoonists will be on an exhibition in İzmir between April 13 and April 16.

Human Rights Association: 1154 Ill Prisoners, 402 in Serious Condition

Human Rights Association: 1154 Ill Prisoners, 402 in Serious Condition

İHD Prisons Commission has announced there are 1154 ill prisoners in Turkey’s prisons, 402 of which are in serious condition, and that inmates need to be granted the right to access healthcare.

‘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

Sick Inmate Çelik Dies in Hospital

Sick Inmate Çelik Dies in Hospital

Abdulsamet Çelik, a sick inmate who has served 21 years of prison sentence and been released due to his grave condition, lost his life in the western province of Izmir.

12 February 2015

Special “Homeland Security Regulations” For Prisons

Special “Homeland Security Regulations” For Prisons

While the draft of the new homeland security act has been postponed for discussions at the parliament, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey warned on some of its practices for prisons.

10 February 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey is Building 207 Prisons, 103 Courthouses

Turkey is Building 207 Prisons, 103 Courthouses

Justice Ministry has announced that they will build 207 new prisons and 103 courthouses with the next 5 years.

26 September 2014

1,914 Children Officially in Prison in Turkey

1,914 Children Officially in Prison in Turkey

Responding to a parliamentarian inquiry of Pervin Buldan from HDP, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said 1,914 children are in prison in Turkey. Besides, 353 children stay with their prisoner or convict mothers. Children’s average period of detention is 110 days.

70 Prisons House “Sponged Rooms” in Turkey

70 Prisons House “Sponged Rooms” in Turkey

Turkey's Justice Minister admitted that there were sponged rooms in 70 prisons. These rooms are notorious in press for its torture videos. Sponged rooms are being watched for 24 hours and the rooms’ toilets are not surrounded.

3 July 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Activists to Walk to Ankara For Sick Inmates

Activists to Walk to Ankara For Sick Inmates

Members of Human Rights Association Istanbul Branch Prison Commission will start a march to Ankara in order to raise awareness on sick inmates and urge for their immediate release.

What It Takes to Be Penniless in Prison

What It Takes to Be Penniless in Prison

“In here, they don’t provide anything to us, neither water nor soap, toothpaste or sugar… just tea is free...I used the same sheet for 27 months…Now, I don’t even have an underwear, just two rapped t-shirts and pants… Believe me, we feel the absence of everything..”

10 June 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Bingöl Prison’s Fugitive Inmates Captured

Bingöl Prison’s Fugitive Inmates Captured

Gendarmerie forces captured 18 PKK member inmates who tunneled their way out from Bingöl M Type Prison. They were unarmed when captured, Interior Minister Güler said.

26 September 2013

“Even Hepatitis B Patient Inmate Is Unable to Retrieve Test Results”

BATMAN M TYPE PRISON

“Even Hepatitis B Patient Inmate Is Unable to Retrieve Test Results”

MAZLUMDER Prison Commission released a report on the conditions of Batman M Type Prison, citing prison administration’s arbitrary practices on political inmates and health permits.

5 September 2013

Cancer Fighter Inmate Dies in Prison Clinic

Cancer Fighter Inmate Dies in Prison Clinic

Human Rights Association of Turkey claimed that the officials ignored longtime the release request of Hacı Nasır, an inmate who lost his cancer fight in prison clinic on March 21.

26 March 2013 Ayça Söylemez

Website Campaigns For Turkey's Foreign Inmates

Website Campaigns For Turkey's Foreign Inmates

hapisteyabanci.wordpress.org, a recently launched blog, aims to bring awareness on the situation of Turkey's foreign inmates.

"Right to Conversation” Still Not Fully Exercised in F–Type Prisons

"Right to Conversation” Still Not Fully Exercised in F–Type Prisons

The Istanbul branch of the Contemporary Lawyers Association has spoken with 200 inmates in five prisons. According to their report, there are problems regarding the right to health; the complaints of the prisoners are being swept under the carpet, arbitrary disciplinary punishments violate basic rights.

IHD 2009 Report: 24 Deaths in Prisons in 1 Year

RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN PRISONS

IHD 2009 Report: 24 Deaths in Prisons in 1 Year

According to the annual report of the Human Rights Association, 24 people have died in Turkish prisons in the last year. 11 people died of illness, 3 people committed suicide, 4 were killed. The Association received 2,640 applications in 2009, 397 because of torture and mal-treatment.

25 March 2010 Tolga Korkut

Armed Left Group DHKC Attempts at The Life of Former MoJ

Hikmet Sami Türk is held responsible for the operations into prisons in 2000, which left 31 inmates and two soldiers dead. Two militants caught, Türk avoids the attack unharmed.

30 April 2009 Bawer Çakır

154 Inmates on Hunger Strike in Erzurum

154 Inmates on Hunger Strike in Erzurum

Mainly Kurdish inmates are protesting rights violations, such as arbitrary ban on publications in Kurdish. The hunger strike entered its 39th day. Rights defenders urge the government to act, warning that four inmates' health is deteriorating.

IHD: 38 Died in Prison in 2008

Human Rights Association releases its annual report on rights violations in prisons. IHD received 3 519 applications regarding rights violations such as arbitrary ban on books and communication in Kurdish as well as disciplinary practices.

6 February 2009

One Child Dead, His Friends in Prison – Justice?

Currently dozens of children around Turkey are in prison. They are being kept in unacceptable conditions and may face steep prison sentences.

30 January 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

Counter Investigations Against Convicts Filing Complaints Get Reaction

Tüzün, a convict in the Malatya Prison, files a complaint against the bad treatment and torture he receives and the gendarmerie files three counter investigations to intimidate him. Human Rights activist Erbey says they launch investigations against those who file complaints.

2 January 2009 Tolga Korkut

Degrading Proposal To PKK’s Imprisoned Leader Öcalan

Degrading Proposal To PKK’s Imprisoned Leader Öcalan

Minister of Justice announced that if imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan wanted to make use of his rights, then he should stop the PKK.

25 November 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

İHD Demands Investigation Of Human Rights Violations In Bitlis, Siirt, Erzurum Prisons

İHD’s Diyarbakır branch exposes the insults and threats Ahmet Kırboğa was subjected to during his transfer to another prison. They demand investigation of human rights violations in Bitlis, Siirt, Erzurum prisons.

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