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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
ILL PRISONERS
'Our children were healthy when arrested'
Families called out to courts again on 387th day of Justice Watch in Diyarbakır and in İzmir.
8 December 2022
'Our children were healthy when arrested'
Families gathered and spoke in Diyarbakır and in İzmir on Justice Watch for the 387th day.
8 December 2022
Seventy-three prisoners died in Türkiye's prisons in a year
Thirty-nine of the deceased prisoners had illnesses and 34 of them killed themselves according to the authorities
2 December 2022
'Women prisoners work 12 hours a day for 600 lira'
Three Gezi prisoners in Bakırköy women's prison, Mücella Yapıcı, Çiğdem Mater and Mine Özerden say they are not able to find an answer to their question "Why are we here?"
16 November 2022
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
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
Three prisoners have been enrolled at a university but are not allowed to attend classes.
30 September 2022
Ayça Söylemez
Suspicious death in Diyarbakır Prison
HDP deputy Remziye Tosun has submitted a parliamentary question about a prisoner's recent death.
7 September 2022
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.
8 August 2022
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.
25 July 2022
One year of Turkey's prisons: İHD report documents rights violations
The report emphasizes problems in prisoners' access to healthcare.
29 June 2022
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.
12 May 2022
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
Prisoner not released despite completing sentence
Dilan Oybaş is one of the 116 prisoners who are kept behind bars based on a new regulation, HDP deputy Kılıç-Koçyiğit has said.
11 May 2022
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
A few days before his death, Ferhan Yılmaz had invited her for a free visit, says his mother.
18 April 2022
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.
15 April 2022
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.
10 March 2022
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
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
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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."
4 January 2022
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'
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'
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
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION
‘At least 59 ill prisoners have lost their lives in Turkey since 2020’
According to the İHD, at least 59 ill prisoners, seven of whom shortly after the deferment of the execution of their sentences, have lost their lives in Turkey since early 2020.
14 December 2021
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
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Arbitrary book ban against imprisoned journalist Nedim Türfent
The letter where Türfent wrote about the book ban was censored by the prison letter committee as well.
12 October 2021
Münker Odabaşı
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
Two prisoners were repotedly tortured by correction officers during a raid in their ward.
5 October 2021
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
Criminal complaint about rights violations in Diyarbakır juvenile prison
The children suffer physical and psychological violence as well as other rights violations, according to a report by the Diyarbakır Bar Association.
13 September 2021
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."
23 August 2021
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