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Despite the official authorities' "zero tolerance for torture and ill-treatment" message in Turkey, incidents of torture and ill-treatment have increased in recent years in detentions and prisons, states a new Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe resolution.

“Although the call to zero tolerance for torture was continuously reiterated, practices of torture and ill treatment by the police have not ended, and the form of torture reflected on the street has become more visible and damaging,” wrote TİHV in their 2014 rights violations report.

Ruling Party’s ‘Zero Tolerance To Torture’ policy still produces way too many complaints, even according to the numbers of the Minister of Justice. Human Rights organization describe the situation as a major contradiction.