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Suspicious death in Mardin prison

Suspicious death in Mardin prison

A 32-year-old inmate who was recently imprisoned was reportedly hospitalized after a heart attack and was returned to the prison after treatment.

14 October 2024

Suspicious death in Urfa prison as officials claim inmate 'burned himself'

Suspicious death in Urfa prison as officials claim inmate 'burned himself'

A prisoner succumbed to his wounds after being severely burned. While the prison administration alleges that he burned himself, his family and lawyers question how he could have obtained a lighter in prison.

Court accepts the appeal regarding the suspicious death of detainee

Court accepts the appeal regarding the suspicious death of detainee

The Kocaeli Peace Criminal Court requested the reopening of the investigation into the death of ordinary prisoner Duygu Koral, who died under suspicious circumstances at the Kocaeli 1st High Security Closed Prison.

13 February 2024

Lawyers challenge ‘suicide' verdict in suspicious death in Kocaeli prison

Lawyers challenge ‘suicide' verdict in suspicious death in Kocaeli prison

For the second time in two years, a “terror” convict died suspiciously in the same prison.

28 November 2023 Evrim Kepenek

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.

Death of 17-Year-Old Ali Erdoğan in Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

Death of 17-Year-Old Ali Erdoğan in Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

Underlining that 17-year-old prisoner Ali Erdoğan may have been killed or driven to death, HDP İzmir MP Kemalbay has raised concerns over the policy of impunity for the violations of rights committed in prisons.